"Acknowledging the physical realities of our planet does……" — Jimmy Carter
"Acknowledging the physical realities of our planet does not mean a dismal future of endless sacrifice. In fact, acknowledging these realities is the first step in dealing with them. We can meet the resource problems of the world - water, food, minerals, farmlands, forests, overpopulation, pollution - if we tackle them with courage and foresight."
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Jimmy Carter
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299 Quotes by Jimmy Carter
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Jesus never said a word about homosexuality. In all of his teachings about multiple things - he never said that…
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You can do what you have to do, and sometimes you can do it even better than you think you…
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We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams.
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Republicans are men of narrow vision, who are afraid of the future.
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War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good.…
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We should live our lives as though Christ were coming this afternoon.
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We have a tendency to condemn people who are different from us, to define their sins as paramount and our…
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America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense human rights invented America.
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If you fear making anyone mad, then you ultimately probe for the lowest common denominator of human achievement.
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I have often wanted to drown my troubles, but I can't get my wife to go swimming.
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I say to you quite frankly that the time for racial discrimination is over.
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A fundamentalist can't bring himself or herself to negotiate with people who disagree with them because the negotiating process itself…
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Lying has a kind of respect and reverence with it. We pay a person the compliment of acknowledging his superiority…
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The power of God is effective when a person asks for the help from God, acknowledging his own weakness and…
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Let's start that conversation by acknowledging we aren't going to deport 12 million illegal immigrants. If you wish to work,…
— Rand Paul
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We must speak to God as a friend speaks to his friend, servant to his master; now asking some favor,…
— Ignatius Loyola
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It is only by acknowledging that you have created everything up until now that you can take charge of creating…
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With the influences of evil that surround our children, can we even imagine sending them out in the morning without…
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When you are praising, when you are appreciating, when you are acknowledging value, when you are looking for positive aspects,…
— Esther Hicks
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Building a practice of gratitude is the best way I know to create an optimistic approach to life. Start each…
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We must strive to move forward in life, by acknowledging the forces that are thrusted upon ourselves by means of…
— Carrot Top
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The universe is asymmetric and I am persuaded that life, as it is known to us, is a direct result…
— Louis Pasteur
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The Violence Against Women Act protects the lives of tens of thousands of domestic violence victims. But the U.S. must…
— Barbara Boxer
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The idea of regularly acknowledging our indebtedness to the natural world and giving thanks for the many gifts we receive…
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