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.
JIMMY CARTERGo out on a limb. That’s where the fruit is.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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You can do what you have to do, and sometimes you can do it even better than you think you can.
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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 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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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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The abuse of women and girls is the most pervasive and unaddressed human right violation on earth.
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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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I have often wanted to drown my troubles, but I can’t get my wife to go swimming.
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Life is just too short to go quail hunting with the wrong people.
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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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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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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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We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.
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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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Communicating our questions, hopes, and fears in prayer makes them-even to ourselves-more open and clear.
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