Go out on a limb. That’s where the fruit is.
JIMMY CARTEREvery 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.
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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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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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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Throughout 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.
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We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other’s children.
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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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All 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.
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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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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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If you fear making anyone mad, then you ultimately probe for the lowest common denominator of human achievement.
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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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Always tell the truth, and take an interest in serving the people around you as much as possible.
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I’m a peanut farmer at heart, still grow peanuts on my farm in Georgia.
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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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We cannot resort to simplistic or extreme solutions which substitute myths for common sense.
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