Jimmy Carter Quotes (198 Quotes)

the greatest threat in the world to regional and global peace.

Some foreign countries have gone far beyond us in making sure that voting procedures and registration of voters is at a high level of true democracy,

If there is (Iraqi) compliance, as judged by the U. N. Security Council, then I see no reason for armed conflict.

We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams.

What has happened at Guantanamo Bay... does not represent the will of the American people. I'm embarrassed about it, I think its wrong. I think it does give terrorists an unwarranted excuse to use the despicable means to hurt innocent people.

My decision to register women confirms what is already obvious throughout our society-that women are now providing all types of skills in every profession. The military should be no exception.

to safeguard the security of our nation.

War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good. We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other's children.

I still pray for peace in the Middle East, ... the only obstacle to peace.

It is good to realize that if love and peace can prevail on earth, and if we can teach our children to honor nature's gifts, the joys and beauties of the outdoors will be here forever.

There is extreme interest in voting, total determination for democracy and freedom,

Whatever starts in California unfortunately has an inclination to spread.

I think they have been seriously disillusioned, but whether it would have been more accurately predicted if I had been in the White House or someone else, I wouldn't claim that at all.

Nigeria is the most influential country on the continent, and under a civilian leader who is freely elected by the people and trusted by the international community, I think Nigeria will be even more influential,

one of our nation's great treasures. He will always be remembered for his love, concern, and selfless devotion for the men and women in the armed services.

Under his leadership, Atlanta thrived and the state benefited as well,

It's not necessary to fear the prospect of failure but to be determined not to fail.

Ten days ago I had planned to speak to you again about a very important subject -- energy, ... But as I was preparing to speak, I began to ask myself the same question that I now know has been troubling many of you. Why have we not been able to get together as a nation to resolve our serious energy problem

I thought then, and I think now, that the invasion of Iraq was unnecessary and unjust. And I think the premises on which it was launched were false.

I think his record in Vermont indicates that, on fiscal matters and on many other matters -- you know, gun control and things like that -- he has a very conservative record.

The world is still engaged in a massive armaments race designed to ensure continuing equivalentstrength among potential adversaries. We pledge perseverance and wisdom in our efforts to limitthe world's armaments to those necessary for each nation's own domestic safety. And we will movethis year a step toward ultimate goal - the elimination of all nuclear weapons from this Earth. We urge all other people to join us, for success can mean life instead of death.

It's emotional to see the appreciation and the dedication that these African people have when they learn what they can do themselves to correct an ancient problem that may have been there 10,000 years or more,

The Culture of Narcissism - American Life in an Age of Diminishing Expectations

Human rights is the soul of our foreign policy, because human rights is the very soul of our sense of nationhood.

I personally had, at the beginning, some very serious reservations about this issue, ... This will be, I think, a move forward in getting more people to vote. It would not restrict people from voting. It will be uniformly applied throughout the country, and it will be nondiscriminatory.

Government is a contrivance of human wisdom to provide for human wants. People have the right to expect that these wants will be provided for by this wisdom.

This would be hopefully a voluntary commitment by the (media), ... If they don't do it, then we recommend that Congress take action.

At my age getting a second doctors opinion is kinda like switching slot machines.

The law is not the private property of lawyers, nor is justice the exclusive province of judges and juries. In the final analysis, true justice is not a matter of courts and law books, but of a commitment in each of us to liberty and mutual respect.

I have often wanted to drown my troubles, but I can't get my wife to go swimming.

I still pray for peace...between the Israelis and the Palestinians, between the Israelis and the Jordanians and Lebanese and Syrians, ... I pray that God will have his hand on the shoulders of those who still seek peace.

We see the intense commitment of the Liberian people to have an honest, fair, open and safe election,

We believe that the first time were born, as children, it's human life given to us and when we accept Jesus as our Savior, it's a new life. That's what 'born again' means.

It is an opportunity to explore issues of mutual interest between our citizens and to share ideas on how to improve the relationship between the United States and Cuba,

They enhanced human rights in all nations. At the same time, they transformed our relationships in America, breaking down racial barriers that existed for almost two centuries.

To deal with individual human needs at the everyday level can be noble sometimes.

not a single word of that peace treaty has been violated by either side.

I just hope we can avoid a policy of the United States that would bring more suffering and devastation on the people of Iraq, ... They have already suffered under a dictator.

We live in a time of transition, an uneasy era which is likely to endure for the rest of this century. During the period we may be tempted to abandon some of the time-honored principles and commitments which have been proven during the difficult times of

Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries.

We must make it clear that a platform of 'I hate gay men and women' is not a way to become president of the United States.

The Carter Center has been monitoring elections down here for more than 12 years, ... This one was almost perfect.

Congress must enact the windfall profits tax without delay, ... It will be money well spent. Unlike the billions of dollars that we ship to foreign countries to pay for foreign oil, these funds will be paid by Americans to Americans.

Despite the increase in giving, the United States is at the very bottom of all the rich countries in being generous to others, ... We give about one one-thousandth of our gross national product to humanitarian aid in other countries, including AIDS and everything else.

The total commitment by the people who live here and also by foreigners is to ensure peace in Liberia, and I believe peace will be maintained.

We are of course a nation of differences. Those differences don't make us weak. They're the source of our strength.... The question is not when we came here ... but why our families came here. And what we did after we arrived.

the major credit ... to the Mexican people, who showed a sense of maturity and a deep commitment to freedom and democracy that was really extraordinary.

I think what's going on in Guantanamo Bay and other places is a disgrace to the U.S.A. I wouldn't say it's the cause of terrorism, but it has given impetus and excuses to potential terrorists to lash out at our country and justify their despicable acts.