Jimmy Carter Short Quotes

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I'm Jimmy Carter, and I'm going to be your next president.

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My name is Jimmy Carter, and I'm not running for president.

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America does not at the moment have a functioning democracy.

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I can't deny I'm a better ex-president than I was a president.

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I have been in love with the Palestinian people for many years...

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Faith implies a continuing search, not necessarily a final answer.

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Too many of us now tend to worship self indulgence and consumption.

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After all these years, I still feel like a boy when I'm on a stream

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We should live our lives as though Christ were coming this afternoon.

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Whatever starts in California unfortunately has a tendency to spread.

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We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.

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In a nuclear age, each of us is threatened when peace is not secured everywhere.

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This afternoon, I've arranged for this ceremony to be illuminated by solar power.

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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 are a purely idealistic Nation but let no one confuse our idealism with weakness

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America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense human rights invented America.

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We have the deepest respect and reverence for Islam and all who share the faith of Islam.

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We cannot resort to simplistic or extreme solutions which substitute myths for common sense.

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From the beginning, the United States has enjoyed close and valued ties with the Muslim world.

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I just look at death as not a threat. It's inevitable, and I have an assurance of eternal life.

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We are completely in bed with the Israelis to the detriment of the wellbeing of the Palestinians.

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There should be an honest attempt at the reconciliation of differences before resorting to combat.

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If any agreement between two nations is to last, it must serve the best interests of both nations.

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We have no desire to be the world's policeman. But America does want to be the world's peacemaker.

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There is an inherent feeling among many in this country that an African-American should not be president.

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Ninety percent of our lawyers serve ten percent of our people. We are over-lawyered and under-represented.

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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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Communicating our questions, hopes, and fears in prayer makes them-even to ourselves-more open and clear...

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If you fear making anyone mad, then you ultimately probe for the lowest common denominator of human achievement.

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War and good health are incompatible. There's no way we can go [eradicate diseases] into an area that is at war.

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