Spirit is like the wind, in that we can’t see it but can see its effects, which are profound.
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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I have one life and one chance to make it count for something… My faith demands that I do whatever I can, wherever I am, whenever I can, for as long as I can with whatever I have to try to make a difference.
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Always tell the truth, and take an interest in serving the people around you as much as possible.
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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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Human identity is no longer defined by what one does but rather by what one owns.
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What are the things that you can’t see that are important? I would say justice, truth, humility, service, compassion, love…They’re the guiding lights of a life.
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I’m a peanut farmer at heart, still grow peanuts on my farm in Georgia.
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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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Faith implies a continuing search, not necessarily a final answer.
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Aggression unopposed becomes a contagious disease.
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The abuse of women and girls is the most pervasive and unaddressed human right violation on earth.
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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.
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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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We should live our lives as though Christ were coming this afternoon.
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It’s not necessary to fear the prospect of failure but to be determined not to fail.
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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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