We’ve got to stop crying and start sweating, stop talking and start walking, stop cursing and start praying. The strength we need will not come from the White House, but from every house in America.
JIMMY CARTERThis view that women are somehow inferior to men is not restricted to one religion or belief. It is widespread. Women are prevented from playing a full and equal role in many faiths.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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Because (grandparents) are usually free to love and guide and befriend the young without having to take daily responsibility for them, they can often reach out past pride and fear of failure and close the space between generations.
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When people are intimidated about having their own opinions, oppression is at hand.
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I say to you quite frankly that the time for racial discrimination is over.
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Aggression unopposed becomes a contagious disease.
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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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Unless both sides win, no agreement can be permanent.
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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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America has no functioning democracy at this moment.
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God always answers prayers. Sometimes it’s ‘yes.’ Sometimes the answer is ‘no.’ Sometimes it’s ‘you gotta be kidding.
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Go out on a limb. That’s where the fruit is.
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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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Always tell the truth, and take an interest in serving the people around you as much as possible.
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The bond of our common humanity is stronger than the divisiveness of our fears and prejudices.
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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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Wherever life takes us, there are always moments of wonder.
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