Go out on a limb. That’s where the fruit is.
JIMMY CARTERI am no big shot. I am not anybody’s boss. I want to be everybody’s servant.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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Because we are now running out of gas and oil, we must prepare quickly for a third change, to strict conservation and to the use of … permanent renewable energy sources, like solar power.
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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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I have often wanted to drown my troubles, but I can’t get my wife to go swimming.
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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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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 have never been happier, more exhilarated, at peace, rested, inspired, and aware of the grandeur of the universe and the greatness of God than when I find myself in a natural setting not much changed from the way He made it.
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America has no functioning democracy at this moment.
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Human identity is no longer defined by what one does but rather by what one owns.
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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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It’s not necessary to fear the prospect of failure but to be determined not to fail.
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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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I’m not in favor of the government mandating a prayer in school because our country was founded on the fact that no particular religious faith would have ascendance over or preferential treatment over any other.
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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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I say to you quite frankly that the time for racial discrimination is over.
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The bond of our common humanity is stronger than the divisiveness of our fears and prejudices.
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