We have a tendency to condemn people who are different from us, to define their sins as paramount and our own sinfulness as being insignificant.
JIMMY CARTEREveryone 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.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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Everyone has a right to peaceful coexistence, the basic personal freedoms, the alleviation of suffering, and the opportunity to lead a productive life.
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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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Wherever life takes us, there are always moments of wonder.
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Jerry Falwell can go straight to hell – and I mean that in a Christian way.
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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 have often wanted to drown my troubles, but I can’t get my wife to go swimming.
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I’m a peanut farmer at heart, still grow peanuts on my farm in Georgia.
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Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries.
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We know that a peaceful world cannot long exist, one-third rich and two-thirds hungry.
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I say to you quite frankly that the time for racial discrimination is over.
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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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Trust is very much a part of our democracy.
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One of our nation’s greatest leaders of all time was Hubert Horatio Hornblower.
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We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams.
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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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