Jimmy Carter Quotes, Thoughts and images

The measure of a society is found in how they treat their weakest and most helpless citizens.

We cannot be both the world's leading champion of peace and the world's leading supplier of weapons of war.

The bond of our common humanity is stronger than the divisiveness of our fears and prejudices.

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 life.

The test of a government is not how popular it is with the powerful and privileged few but how honestly and fairly it deals with the many who must depend on it.

Go out on a limb. That's where the fruit is.

To be true to ourselves, we must be true to others.

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

When people are intimidated about having their own opinions, oppression is at hand.

Wherever life takes us, there are always moments of wonder.

Throughout my life, I've seen the difference that volunteering efforts can make in people's lives. I know the personal value of service as a local volunteer.

It's not necessary to fear the prospect of failure but to be determined not to fail.

I've never won an argument with my wife; and the only time I thought I had I found out the argument wasn't over yet.

God always answers prayers. Sometimes it's 'yes.' Sometimes the answer is 'no.' Sometimes it's 'you gotta be kidding.

I'd like to be remembered as someone who was a champion of peace and human rights.

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

Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries.

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

I have often wanted to drown my troubles, but I can't get my wife to go swimming.

Aggression unopposed becomes a contagious disease.

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

Life is just too short to go quail hunting with the wrong people.

We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other's children.

Spirit is like the wind, in that we can't see it but can see its profound effects.

Jerry Falwell can go straight to hell - and I mean that in a Christian way.

To me, Faith is not just a noun but also a verb