Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries.
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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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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To be true to ourselves, we must be true to others.
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Wherever life takes us, there are always moments of wonder.
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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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I believe that the boycott that we have against Cuba is counterproductive, and it also makes the twelve million or so Cuban people suffer unnecessarily just because of a foolish policy of the United States.
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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 say to you quite frankly that the time for racial discrimination is over.
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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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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’m a peanut farmer at heart, still grow peanuts on my farm in Georgia.
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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 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’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.
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I am no big shot. I am not anybody’s boss. I want to be everybody’s servant.
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