We should live our lives as though Christ were coming this afternoon.
JIMMY CARTERIf you fear making anyone mad, then you ultimately probe for the lowest common denominator of human achievement.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other’s children.
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Wherever life takes us, there are always moments of wonder.
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The test of a government is not how popular it is with the powerful and privileged few but how honestly and fairly it deals with the many who must depend on it.
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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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I’d like to be remembered as someone who was a champion of peace and human rights.
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A fundamentalist can’t bring himself or herself to negotiate with people who disagree with them because the negotiating process itself is an indication of implied equality.
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Communicating our questions, hopes, and fears in prayer makes them-even to ourselves-more open and clear.
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For the first time in the history of our country the majority of our people believe that the next five years will be worse than the past five years.
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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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War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good. We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other’s children.
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We simply must have faith in each other, faith in our ability to govern ourselves, and faith in the future of this Nation. Restoring that faith and that confidence to America is now the most important task we face.
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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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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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To be true to ourselves, we must be true to others.
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