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.
JIMMY CARTERWhat 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.
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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Communicating our questions, hopes, and fears in prayer makes them-even to ourselves-more open and clear.
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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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God always answers prayers. Sometimes it’s ‘yes.’ Sometimes the answer is ‘no.’ Sometimes it’s ‘you gotta be kidding.
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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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We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other’s children.
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Go out on a limb. That’s where the fruit is.
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We know that a peaceful world cannot long exist, one-third rich and two-thirds hungry.
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I’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.
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We can choose to alleviate suffering. We can choose to work together for peace. We can make these changes – and we must.
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The measure of a society is found in how they treat their weakest and most helpless citizens.
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Jerry Falwell can go straight to hell – and I mean that in a Christian way.
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We are of course a nation of differences. Those differences don’t make us weak. They’re the source of our strength.
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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 should live our lives as though Christ were coming this afternoon.
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