You can do what you have to do, and sometimes you can do it even better than you think you can.
JIMMY CARTERSpirit is like the wind, in that we can’t see it but can see its effects, which are profound.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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When people are intimidated about having their own opinions, oppression is at hand.
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God always answers prayers. Sometimes it’s ‘yes.’ Sometimes the answer is ‘no.’ Sometimes it’s ‘you gotta be kidding.
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We cannot resort to simplistic or extreme solutions which substitute myths for common sense.
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America has no functioning democracy at this moment.
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I say to you quite frankly that the time for racial discrimination is over.
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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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Many of the most highly publicized events of my presidency are not nearly as memorable or significant in my life as fishing with my daddy.
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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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Unless both sides win, no agreement can be permanent.
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Because we are now running out of gas and oil, we must prepare quickly for a third change, to strict conservation and to the use of … permanent renewable energy sources, like solar power.
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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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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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Spirit is like the wind, in that we can’t see it but can see its effects, which are profound.
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We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.
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Jerry Falwell can go straight to hell – and I mean that in a Christian way.
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