It’s not necessary to fear the prospect of failure but to be determined not to fail.
JIMMY CARTERIt’s not necessary to fear the prospect of failure but to be determined not to fail.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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We know that a peaceful world cannot long exist, one-third rich and two-thirds hungry.
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Because we are now running out of gas and oil, we must prepare quickly for a third change, to strict conservation and to the use of … permanent renewable energy sources, like solar power.
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We simply must have faith in each other, faith in our ability to govern ourselves, and faith in the future of this Nation. Restoring that faith and that confidence to America is now the most important task we face.
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Unless both sides win, no agreement can be permanent.
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Throughout my life, I’ve seen the difference that volunteering efforts can make in people’s lives. I know the personal value of service as a local volunteer.
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Too many of us now tend to worship self indulgence and consumption.
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I’m not in favor of the government mandating a prayer in school because our country was founded on the fact that no particular religious faith would have ascendance over or preferential treatment over any other.
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One of the most serious problems that our country has inherited an unwillingness to talk to anyone who disagrees with us or who won’t accept, before a discussion, all the premises that we demand.
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Human identity is no longer defined by what one does but rather by what one owns.
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America has no functioning democracy at this moment.
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I’m a peanut farmer at heart, still grow peanuts on my farm in Georgia.
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Many of the most highly publicized events of my presidency are not nearly as memorable or significant in my life as fishing with my daddy.
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Jesus never said a word about homosexuality. In all of his teachings about multiple things – he never said that gay people should be condemned. I personally think it is very fine for gay people to be married in civil ceremonies.
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America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense human rights invented America.
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I have often wanted to drown my troubles, but I can’t get my wife to go swimming.
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