One of our nation’s greatest leaders of all time was Hubert Horatio Hornblower.
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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Always tell the truth, and take an interest in serving the people around you as much as possible.
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We have a tendency to condemn people who are different from us, to define their sins as paramount and our own sinfulness as being insignificant.
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We should live our lives as though Christ were coming this afternoon.
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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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To be true to ourselves, we must be true to others.
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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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America has no functioning democracy at this moment.
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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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Wherever life takes us, there are always moments of wonder.
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Jerry Falwell can go straight to hell – and I mean that in a Christian way.
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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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Trust is very much a part of our democracy.
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Human identity is no longer defined by what one does but rather by what one owns.
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Life is just too short to go quail hunting with the wrong people.
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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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