Jimmy CarterAcknowledging the physical realities of our planet does not mean a dismal future of endless sacrifice. In fact, acknowledging these realities is the first step in dealing with the… ▶361HopePoliticsTime
Jimmy CarterWhen I was president, I announced and I still maintain that I can live with Roe v. Wade. I did everything I possibly could as president under that ruling, which I don't think ough… ▶361HumanityThought
Jimmy CarterIt is difficult for the common good to prevail against the intense concentration of those who have a special interest, especially if the decisions are made behind locked doors.361Reading
Jimmy CarterWe'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 ever… ▶372Sadness
Jimmy CarterDuring the 1960s, we used twice as much oil as during the 1950s. And in each of those decades, more oil was consumed than in all of mankind's previous history.372Humanity
Jimmy CarterIn the life of the human spirit, words are action, much more so than many of us realize who live in countries where freedom of expression is taken for granted. The leaders of tota… ▶373HumanityLifePolitics
Jimmy CarterAll 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 … ▶373HumanityLovePolitics
Jimmy CarterHuman rights is the soul of our foreign policy, because human rights is the very soul of our sense of nationhood. ✨ Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Jim… ▶373HumanityPoliticsReading
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. ✨ The New Yor… ▶373Time
Jimmy CarterTo deal with individual human needs at the everyday level can be noble sometimes.363HumanityTime
Jimmy CarterI thought a lot about our Nation and what I should do as President. And Sunday night before last, I made a speech about two problems of our countryenergy and malaise. ✨ Rema… ▶352Thought
Jimmy CarterWe can drift along as though there were still a cold war, wasting hundreds of billions of dollars on weapons that will never be used, ignoring the problems of people in this count… ▶331HopeHumanityTime
Jimmy CarterIran is an island of stability in a turbulent corner of the world331Politics
Jimmy CarterThe experience of democracy is like the experience of life itself-always changing, infinite in its variety, sometimes turbulent and all the more valuable for having been tested by… ▶364LifeTime
Jimmy CarterI am a nuclear physicist by training and a deeply committed Christian. I don't have any doubt in my own mind about God who created the entire universe. But I don't adhere to passa… ▶375ReadingThought
Jimmy CarterIn the year 2000, the solar water heater behind me, which is being dedicated today, will still be here supplying cheap, efficient energy. A generation from now, this solar heater … ▶376HumanityPolitics
Jimmy CarterOn the basis of both values and interests, the natural relationship between Islam and the United States is one of friendship. ✨ United States. President (1977-1981 : Carter)… ▶354Politics
Jimmy CarterI'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. ✨ Style Invitational Week 1055: A K-contest to… ▶343LoveTime
Jimmy CarterWe've uncovered some embarrassing ancestors in the not-too-distant past. Some horse thieves, and some people killed on Saturday nights. One of my relatives, unfortunately, was eve… ▶376HumanityTime
Jimmy CarterBecause we are free we can never be indifferent to the fate of freedom elsewhere. Our moral sense dictates a clearcut preference for these societies which share with us an abiding… ▶355Humanity
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. ✨ Does Obama Believe Ame… ▶355HumanityTime
Jimmy CarterOur values are not luxuries, but necessities. They are not the salt in our bread, but the bread itself.344Reading
Jimmy CarterI had very good support from Democrats and Republicans all throughout my administration. I had a very high batting average. We added more jobs per year in my four years than any o… ▶344Politics
Jimmy CarterGovernance should be designed as an equalizer. Democrats are more inclined towards working families and those who are struggling for a better life.355Life
Jimmy CarterI've committed adultery in my heart. ✨ Interview, Playboy, Nov. 1976344Love
Jimmy CarterDuring the period of the Saturn-Apollo missions we were pilgrims in space, ranging from home in search of knowledge. Now we will become shepherds tending our technological flocks,… ▶322Politics
Jimmy CarterBecause (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… ▶345LovePoliticsTime
Jimmy CarterFrom the beginning, the United States has enjoyed close and valued ties with the Muslim world. ✨ United States. President (1977-1981 : Carter), Jimmy Carter, United States. … ▶345Politics
Jimmy CarterWe are of course a nation of differences. Those differences don't make us weak. They're the source of our strength.301Truth
Jimmy CarterBecause I know about the Holy Land, I've taught lessons about the Holy Land all my life, and - but you can't bring peace to Israel without giving the Palestinian also peace. And L… ▶345Life
