We should live our lives as though Christ were coming this afternoon.
JIMMY CARTERTrust is very much a part of our democracy.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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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 hate to see complacency prevail in our lives when it’s so directly contrary to the teaching of Christ.
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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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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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I say to you quite frankly that the time for racial discrimination is over.
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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’m not in favor of the government mandating a prayer in school because our country was founded on the fact that no particular religious faith would have ascendance over or preferential treatment over any other.
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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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You always get back much more than you give.
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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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I’ve never won an argument with my wife; and the only time I thought I had I found out the argument wasn’t over yet.
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America has no functioning democracy at this moment.
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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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I’d like to be remembered as someone who was a champion of peace and human rights.
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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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