Spirit is like the wind, in that we can’t see it but can see its effects, which are profound.
JIMMY CARTERI want to make it clear,if there is ever a conflict [between environmental quality and economic growth], I will go for beauty, clean air, water, and landscape.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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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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We should live our lives as though Christ were coming this afternoon.
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I say to you quite frankly that the time for racial discrimination is over.
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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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All I want is the same thing you want. To have a nation with a government that is as good and honest and decent and competent and compassionate and as filled with love as are the American people.
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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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Always tell the truth, and take an interest in serving the people around you as much as possible.
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When I reflect upon my blessings during my very nice lifetime, I am inspired to make sure that I spend the balance of the days of my existence in a productive way.
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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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God always answers prayers. Sometimes it’s ‘yes.’ Sometimes the answer is ‘no.’ Sometimes it’s ‘you gotta be kidding.
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Communicating our questions, hopes, and fears in prayer makes them-even to ourselves-more open and clear.
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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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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.
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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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Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries.
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