We should live our lives as though Christ were coming this afternoon.
JIMMY CARTERWe should live our lives as though Christ were coming this afternoon.
JIMMY CARTERGod always answers prayers. Sometimes it’s ‘yes.’ Sometimes the answer is ‘no.’ Sometimes it’s ‘you gotta be kidding.
JIMMY CARTERHuman identity is no longer defined by what one does but rather by what one owns.
JIMMY CARTERFaith implies a continuing search, not necessarily a final answer.
JIMMY CARTERI’ve looked on many women with lust. I’ve committed adultery in my heart many times. God knows I will do this and forgives me.
JIMMY CARTERAggression unopposed becomes a contagious disease.
JIMMY CARTERJerry Falwell can go straight to hell – and I mean that in a Christian way.
JIMMY CARTERWar 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.
JIMMY CARTERI’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.
JIMMY CARTERIf you fear making anyone mad, then you ultimately probe for the lowest common denominator of human achievement.
JIMMY CARTERI 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.
JIMMY CARTERThe 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.
JIMMY CARTEREveryone 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.
JIMMY CARTERWe will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other’s children.
JIMMY CARTERUnless both sides win, no agreement can be permanent.
JIMMY CARTERAll I want is the same thing you want. To have a nation with a government that is as good and honest and decent and competent and compassionate and as filled with love as are the American people.
JIMMY CARTER