It’s not necessary to fear the prospect of failure but to be determined not to fail.
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.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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What 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.
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One of our nation’s greatest leaders of all time was Hubert Horatio Hornblower.
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Human identity is no longer defined by what one does but rather by what one owns.
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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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Spirit is like the wind, in that we can’t see it but can see its effects, which are profound.
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I’m a peanut farmer at heart, still grow peanuts on my farm in Georgia.
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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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The bond of our common humanity is stronger than the divisiveness of our fears and prejudices.
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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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We cannot be both the world’s leading champion of peace and the world’s leading supplier of the weapons of war.
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When I reflect upon my blessings during my very nice lifetime, I am inspired to make sure that I spend the balance of the days of my existence in a productive way.
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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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You always get back much more than you give.
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We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.
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We cannot resort to simplistic or extreme solutions which substitute myths for common sense.
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