We cannot resort to simplistic or extreme solutions which substitute myths for common sense.
JIMMY CARTERThroughout my life, I’ve seen the difference that volunteering efforts can make in people’s lives. I know the personal value of service as a local volunteer.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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You always get back much more than you give.
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I think the most challenging thing for me in my life and in the Bible is that we worship Jesus as the Prince of Peace. And America is constantly at war.
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Faith implies a continuing search, not necessarily a final answer.
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The truth is that male religious leaders have had – and still have – an option to interpret holy teachings either to exalt or subjugate women. They have, for their own selfish ends, overwhelmingly chosen the latter.
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America has no functioning democracy at this moment.
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I am convinced that UFOs exist because I’ve seen one.
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Human identity is no longer defined by what one does but rather by what one owns.
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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 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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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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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 am no big shot. I am not anybody’s boss. I want to be everybody’s servant.
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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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You can do what you have to do, and sometimes you can do it even better than you think you can.
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I say to you quite frankly that the time for racial discrimination is over.
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