I’ve looked on many women with lust. I’ve committed adultery in my heart many times. God knows I will do this and forgives me.
JIMMY CARTERFor 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.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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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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Trust is very much a part of our democracy.
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Go out on a limb. That’s where the fruit is.
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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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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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Spirit is like the wind, in that we can’t see it but can see its effects, which are profound.
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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 must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.
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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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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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Unless both sides win, no agreement can be permanent.
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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’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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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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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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Jesus never said a word about homosexuality. In all of his teachings about multiple things – he never said that gay people should be condemned. I personally think it is very fine for gay people to be married in civil ceremonies.
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You always get back much more than you give.
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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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I say to you quite frankly that the time for racial discrimination is over.
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The stronger the ties that bind us to God, the more likely we are to live, react, and behave in harmony with…greater joy, peace, and happiness.
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I am convinced that UFOs exist because I’ve seen one.
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Too many of us now tend to worship self indulgence and consumption.
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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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I’d like to be remembered as someone who was a champion of peace and human rights.
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We can choose to alleviate suffering. We can choose to work together for peace. We can make these changes – and we must.
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