Penalties against possession of a drug should not be more damaging to an individual than the use of the drug itself.
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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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 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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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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Every advance in this half-century-Social Security, civil rights, Medicare, aid to education, one after another-came with the support and leadership of American Labor.
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Go out on a limb. That’s where the fruit is.
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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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I am no big shot. I am not anybody’s boss. I want to be everybody’s servant.
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Everyone 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.
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Trust is very much a part of our democracy.
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If you fear making anyone mad, then you ultimately probe for the lowest common denominator of human achievement.
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I’m a peanut farmer at heart, still grow peanuts on my farm in Georgia.
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And so I say to you and to others around the world, whether they wish us well or ill – do not underestimate us Americans. We lack neither strength nor wisdom.
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Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries.
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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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I 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.
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