“We should live our lives as though Christ was coming this afternoon.” — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
The Bible and studying the Bible has been an important part of my life. — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
I just look at death as not a threat. It's inevitable, and I have an assurance of eternal life. — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
I have never been disappointed when I asked in a humble and sincere way for God's help. I pray often. I think… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
We believe in separation of church and state, that there should be no unwarranted influence on the church or religion by the… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
This view that women are somehow inferior to men is not restricted to one religion or belief. It is widespread. Women are… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
In this outward and physical ceremony we attest once again to the inner and spiritual strength of our Nation. As my high… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
If I should ever decide in the future to discuss my deep Christian beliefs and condemnation and sinfulness, I would use another… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
I’m not in favor of the government mandating a prayer in school because our country was founded on the fact that no… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
We can't equate democracy with Christianity because the largest democracy on earth is India, which is primarily Hindu. The third largest democracy… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
Some major churches overemphasize the importance of preaching as a means to increase membership and fail to reach out with compassion to… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
The election of Barack Obama was a very wonderful step forward for America, which has unfortunately been tainted by the ugly reaction… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
The government and the church are two different realms of service, and those in political office have to face a subtle but… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
In the life of the human spirit, words are action, much more so than many of us realize who live in countries… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
My faith has helped me to adjust to life whether I was a small farm boy, a submarine officer, governor, president or… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
In order for us human beings to commit ourselves personally to the inhumanity of war, we find it necessary first to dehumanize… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
Genocide, in my opinion - is an attempt by a powerful group completely to eradicate from the face of the Earth the… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
I think there ought to be a strict separation or wall built between our religious faith and our practice of political authority… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
“It is interesting to note that an overwhelming majority of citizens in the world's three largest democracies have different religions: India (81… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
In religious and in secular affairs, the more fervent beliefs attract followers. If you are a moderate in any respect - if… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
Last year I was on Pat Robertson's show, and we discussed our basic Christian faith - for instance, separation of church and… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
You can't divorce religious belief and public service I've never detected any conflict between God's will and my political duty. If you… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
I believe in the separation of church and state. The government has the right to say what happens in a civil case,… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
I began to expand my personal service in the church, and to search more diligently for a closer relationship with God among… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
There's no doubt that the Christian right has gone to bed with the more conservative elements of the Republican Party. And there's… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
You can already download any of the religious texts onto electronic mechanisms like a Kindle. But I think many people prefer to… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
Homosexuality was massively practiced in some of the conflicting religions at the time of Christ and even at the time of Christ,… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
You can not divorce religious belief and public service. I've never detected any conflict between God's will and my political duty. If… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
There is a strong religious commitment to the sanctity of human life, but, paradoxically, some of the most fervent protectors of microscopic… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
In a nation that was proud of hard work, strong families, close knit communities, and our faith in God , too many… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
I believe that we are given an order by Jesus. One of the last things he did was to spread the word… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
Each of us must rededicate ourselves to serving the common good. We are a community. Our individual Fates are linked; our futures… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
When we go to the Bible we should keep in mind that the basic principles of the Bible are taught by God,… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
It is the fundamental right of every American, as guaranteed by the first amendment of the Constitution, to worship as he or… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
“I have one life and one chance to make it count for something. I’m free to choose that something. That something—the something… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
The blood of Abraham, God's father of the chosen, still flows in the veins of Arab, Jew, and Christian, and too much… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
One of the most basic principles for making and keeping peace within and between nations. . . is that in political, military, moral, and… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share
There's no way to have a peace agreement unless the mediator or negotiator looks at both sides from an equal basis. — Jimmy Carter Copy Share
Jesus never said a word about homosexuality. In all of his teachings about multiple things - he never said that gay people should be… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share
Penalties against possession of a drug should not be more damaging to an individual than the use of the drug itself, and where they… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share
No poor, rural, weak, or black person should ever again have to bear the additional burden of being deprived of the opportunity for an… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share
Southerners, whose ancestors a hundred years ago knew the horrors of a homeland devastated by war, are particularly determined that war shall never come… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share
I think the most challenging thing for me in my life and in the Bible is that we worship Jesus as the Prince of… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share
I don't want to tell President Obama how to make a speech. He's a much better speech maker than I am. But I think… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share
We must make it clear that a platform of 'I hate gay men and women' is not a way to become president of the… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share
I have a very real political awareness that at least on a transient basis the more drastic action taken by the president, the more… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share
Everyone has a right to peaceful coexistence, the basic personal freedoms, the alleviation of suffering, and the opportunity to lead a productive life... — Jimmy Carter Copy Share
Energy will be the immediate test of our ability to unite this Nation, and it can also be the standard around which we rally.… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share
