The stronger the ties that bind us to God, the more likely we are to live, react, and behave in harmony with…greater joy, peace, and happiness.
JIMMY CARTERPenalties against possession of a drug should not be more damaging to an individual than the use of the drug itself.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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Because (grandparents) are usually free to love and guide and befriend the young without having to take daily responsibility for them, they can often reach out past pride and fear of failure and close the space between generations.
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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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We know that a peaceful world cannot long exist, one-third rich and two-thirds hungry.
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We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.
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Communicating our questions, hopes, and fears in prayer makes them-even to ourselves-more open and clear.
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I’m a peanut farmer at heart, still grow peanuts on my farm in Georgia.
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Life is just too short to go quail hunting with the wrong people.
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We’ve got to stop crying and start sweating, stop talking and start walking, stop cursing and start praying. The strength we need will not come from the White House, but from every house in America.
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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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I believe that the boycott that we have against Cuba is counterproductive, and it also makes the twelve million or so Cuban people suffer unnecessarily just because of a foolish policy of the United States.
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America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense human rights invented America.
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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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I say to you quite frankly that the time for racial discrimination is over.
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This view that women are somehow inferior to men is not restricted to one religion or belief. It is widespread. Women are prevented from playing a full and equal role in many faiths.
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We cannot resort to simplistic or extreme solutions which substitute myths for common sense.
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