I think the most challenging thing for me in my life and in the Bible is that we worship Jesus as the Prince of Peace. And America is constantly at war.
JIMMY CARTERFaith implies a continuing search, not necessarily a final answer.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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Unless both sides win, no agreement can be permanent.
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The bond of our common humanity is stronger than the divisiveness of our fears and prejudices.
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Everyone who has run knows that its most important value is in removing tension and allowing a release from whatever other cares the day may bring.
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I’m a peanut farmer at heart, still grow peanuts on my farm in Georgia.
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I am convinced that UFOs exist because I’ve seen one.
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The test of a government is not how popular it is with the powerful and privileged few but how honestly and fairly it deals with the many who must depend on it.
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The truth is that male religious leaders have had – and still have – an option to interpret holy teachings either to exalt or subjugate women. They have, for their own selfish ends, overwhelmingly chosen the latter.
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War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good. We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other’s children.
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America has no functioning democracy at this moment.
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And so I say to you and to others around the world, whether they wish us well or ill – do not underestimate us Americans. We lack neither strength nor wisdom.
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If you fear making anyone mad, then you ultimately probe for the lowest common denominator of human achievement.
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Wherever life takes us, there are always moments of wonder.
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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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Aggression unopposed becomes a contagious disease.
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When I reflect upon my blessings during my very nice lifetime, I am inspired to make sure that I spend the balance of the days of my existence in a productive way.
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