I've been an evangelistic Baptist all my life and still am to some degree. — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
One of the turning points of my life was when I got my first bait-casting outfit. — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
“We should live our lives as though Christ was coming this afternoon.” — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
We are of course a nation of differences. Those differences don't make us weak. They're the source of our strength. — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
We should live our lives as though Christ were coming this afternoon. — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
Everyone has a right to peaceful coexistence, the basic personal freedoms, the alleviation of suffering, and the opportunity to lead a productive… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
Many of the most highly publicized events of my presidency are not nearly as memorable or significant in my life as fishing… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
Governance should be designed as an equalizer. Democrats are more inclined towards working families and those who are struggling for a better… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
I think the most challenging thing for me in my life and in the Bible is that we worship Jesus as the… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
Throughout my life, I've seen the difference that volunteering efforts can make in people's lives. I know the personal value of service… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
There was promulgation of false propaganda by the administration about the existence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. There was promulgation… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
We've become, now, an oligarchy instead of a democracy. I think that's been the worst damage to the basic moral and ethical… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
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… — 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
Jesus never mentions abortion. But I think that Jesus did care for the unborn child, I think that Jesus did care for… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
“I never considered disobeying an order or even a request from Daddy. I loved and admired him, and one of my preeminent… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
I don't believe that Jesus would approve abortion except in the case of incest, rape or the mother's life in danger. But… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
Habitat has opened up unprecedented opportunities for me to cross the chasm that separates those of us who are free, safe, financially… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
The decision to attack the entire nation [of Yugoslavia] has been counterproductive, and our destruction of civilian life has now become senseless… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
I think that, regardless of our culture, age, or even personal handicaps, we can still strive for something exceptional. Why not expand… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
My life since the White House has been much more all-encompassing, much more enjoyable. The main thing that I've acquired has been… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
In the year 2000, the solar water heater behind me, which is being dedicated today, will still be here supplying cheap, efficient… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
Ours is the most wasteful nation on Earth. We waste more energy than we import. With about the same standard of living,… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
We believe that the first time we're born, as children, it's human life given to us; and when we accept Jesus as… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
When men in secular life, who might be religious or not, see women being treated as secondary in the eyes of God,… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
I think the most challenging thing for me in my life and in the Bible is that we worship Jesus as the… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
For this generation, ours, life is nuclear survival, liberty is human rights, the pursuit of happiness is a planet whose resources are… — 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
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
On balance, my life has been a constant stream of blessings rather than disappointments and failures and tragedies. I wish I had… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
Well, as you know, there are many things in life that are not fair, that wealthy people can afford and poor people… — 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
I believe those passages in the New Testament, not by Jesus, but by Paul, that say women should not adorn themselves, they… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
My mother's influence to take on new challenges and do what I though was right even though sometimes the consequences politically speaking… — 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
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
I believe there is complete equality between men and women. And I believe those passages in the New Testament, not by Jesus,… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image