The abuse of women and girls is the most pervasive and unaddressed human right violation on earth.
JIMMY CARTERWhether the borders that divide us are picket fences or national boundaries, we are all neighbors in a global community.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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Wherever life takes us, there are always moments of wonder.
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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.
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For the first time in the history of our country the majority of our people believe that the next five years will be worse than the past five years.
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We can choose to alleviate suffering. We can choose to work together for peace. We can make these changes – and we must.
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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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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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I have never been happier, more exhilarated, at peace, rested, inspired, and aware of the grandeur of the universe and the greatness of God than when I find myself in a natural setting not much changed from the way He made it.
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You always get back much more than you give.
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I say to you quite frankly that the time for racial discrimination is over.
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I hate to see complacency prevail in our lives when it’s so directly contrary to the teaching of Christ.
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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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Communicating our questions, hopes, and fears in prayer makes them-even to ourselves-more open and clear.
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Every advance in this half-century-Social Security, civil rights, Medicare, aid to education, one after another-came with the support and leadership of American Labor.
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I want to make it clear,if there is ever a conflict [between environmental quality and economic growth], I will go for beauty, clean air, water, and landscape.
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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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