Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries.
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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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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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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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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Human identity is no longer defined by what one does but rather by what one owns.
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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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I am convinced that UFOs exist because I’ve seen one.
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Whether the borders that divide us are picket fences or national boundaries, we are all neighbors in a global community.
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Because (grandparents) are usually free to love and guide and befriend the young without having to take daily responsibility for them, they can often reach out past pride and fear of failure and close the space between generations.
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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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Spirit is like the wind, in that we can’t see it but can see its effects, which are profound.
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America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense human rights invented America.
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I have often wanted to drown my troubles, but I can’t get my wife to go swimming.
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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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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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We should live our lives as though Christ were coming this afternoon.
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