Rosalynn Carter

First ladies throughout our history have been expected to be adoring wives and perfect mothers.

— Rosalynn Carter

I've never had time for friends. I've always worked too hard.

— Rosalynn Carter

Times of upheaval require not just more leadership but more leaders. People at all organizational levels, whether anointed or self-appointed, must be…

— Rosalynn Carter

We have to get the word out that mental illnesses can be diagnosed and treated, and almost everyone suffering from mental illness…

— Rosalynn Carter

When I announced my focus on mental health as first lady of Georgia in 1971, none but five mental health advocates in…

— Rosalynn Carter

You must accept that you might fail; then, if you do your best and still don't win, at least you can be…

— Rosalynn Carter

For Jimmy and me, Iowa holds a special place in our hearts. During his presidential campaign I spent over 100 days in…

— Rosalynn Carter

People with mental problems are our neighbors. They are members of our congregations, members of our families; they are everywhere in this…

— Rosalynn Carter

I believe that one of the most important things to learn in life is that you can make a difference in your…

— Rosalynn Carter

Once you accept the fact that you're not perfect, then you develop some confidence.

— Rosalynn Carter

One day, I made a remark that I might work with people with mental illness, and somebody in the press heard it…

— Rosalynn Carter

You can have a full life after 50.

— Rosalynn Carter

Kindness is the connection that links us all together and strengthens the bonds within our communities, neighborhoods, and families.

— Rosalynn Carter

Without volunteers, we'd be a nation without a soul.

— Rosalynn Carter

When I was first lady, I worked to call attention to the plight of refugees fleeing Cambodia for Thailand, I visited Thailand…

— Rosalynn Carter

I have cared for loved ones nearly all my life, so when I look in the mirror, I see a caregiver looking…

— Rosalynn Carter

If you look at suicides, most of them are connected to depression. And the mental health system just fails them. It's so…

— Rosalynn Carter

You can make the First Lady's job whatever you want it to be. To some women the job is more involved with…

— Rosalynn Carter

Many politicians, celebrities, businessmen and women, and community leaders now are open about their struggles with mental illnesses, something almost unheard of…

— Rosalynn Carter

I had already learned from more than a decade of political life that I was going to be criticized no matter what…

— Rosalynn Carter

My philosophy is that you do what you have to do.

— Rosalynn Carter

We know how to treat depression, we know how to treat mental illness, and we have not had the political will in…

— Rosalynn Carter

“You must accept that you might fail; then, if you do your best and still don't win, at least you can be…

— Rosalynn Carter

It's just unbelievable to me that the National Rifle Association has so much power.

— Rosalynn Carter

A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don't necessarily want to go, but…

— Rosalynn Carter