When I was elected President nobody asked me to negotiate between Israel and Egypt. It was not even a question raised in… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
Each one of us is an individual, just like talk show hosts are different from one another, and newspaper columnists are different… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
In retrospect, I can see that President Brezhnev was quite proud of the limited agreement that he had concluded in Vladivostok; and… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
Ever since Israel has been a nation the United States has provided the leadership. Every president down to the ages has done… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
I think I governed effectively. I don't have any doubts about that. I had the benefit, when I was in office, of… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
I've used the prestige and influence of having been a president of the United States as effectively as possible. And secondly, I've… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
Our decision about energy will test the character of the American people and the ability of the President and the Congress to… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
I believed what my father taught me about the separation of church and state, so when I was President I never invited… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
One of the greatest concerns that I had when I became President was the vast array of nuclear weapons in the arsenals… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
There's always an element of self delusion among people who believe they ought to be President. There's an underestimation of your opponent… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
Rosalynn said, "Jimmy, if we could only get Prime Minister Begin and President Sadat up here on this mountain for a few… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
I'm concerned about the negative aspect of political campaigning in american nation, which is a new phenomenon. When I ran for president… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
There are two major peace agreements. One is a comprehensive peace agreement that was consummated by the extremely beneficial intersession of the… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
I feel that my role as a former president is probably superior to that of other presidents. Primarily because of the activism… — 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 1891, during the Presidency of William Henry Harrison [Benjamin Harrison], electric lights were first installed in the White House, the residence… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
I had very good support from Democrats and Republicans all throughout my administration. I had a very high batting average. We added… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
To work for better understanding among people, one does not have to be a former president sitting at a fancy conference room… — 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
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