Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr.is an American politician and author who served as the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981. In 2002, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work with the Carter Center...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPresident
Date of Birth1 October 1924
CountryUnited States of America
common-sense substitutes resorts
We cannot resort to simplistic or extreme solutions which substitute myths for common sense.
unemployment virtue economics
Any system of economics is bankrupt if it sees either value or virtue in unemployment.
government white people
I have nothing against a community that is made up of people who are Polish, or who are Czechoslovakians, or who are French Canadians or who are blacks trying to maintain the ethnic purity of their neighborhoods. This is a natural inclination. [..] Government should not break up a neighborhood on a numerical basis. As soon as the Government does, the white folks flee.
strong hard-work self
In a nation that was proud of hard work, strong families, close-knit communities, and our faith in God, too many of us now tend to worship self-indulgence and consumption. Human identity is no longer defined by what one does, but by what one owns. But we've discovered that owning things and consuming things does not satisfy our longing for meaning. We've learned that piling up material goods cannot fill the emptiness of lives which have no confidence or purpose.
laughing together triumph
Let us learn together and laugh together and work together and pray together, confident that in the end we will triumph together in the right.
opportunity color faces
We only have to recall the color of the faces of those who were most devastated by Katrina, to know that there are not yet equal opportunities for all Americans.
attitude government environmental-quality
On human rights, civil rights and environmental quality, I consider myself to be very liberal. On the management of government, on openness of government, on strengthening individual liberties and local levels of government, I consider myself a conservative. And I don't see that the two attitudes are incompatible.
two agreement lasts
If any agreement between two nations is to last, it must serve the best interests of both nations.
thoughtful government important
Thoughtful criticism and close scrutiny of all government officials by the press and the public are an important part of our democratic society.
children doubt benefits
Nearly all inmates are drawn from the ranks of the powerless and the poor. A child of privilege frequently receives the benefit of the doubt; a child of poverty seldom does.
giving justice judging
In many courts, plea bargaining serves the convenience of the judge and the lawyers, not the ends of justice, because the courts simply lack the time to give everyone a fair trial.
mass-destruction tyrants iraq
There was promulgation of false propaganda by the administration about the existence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. There was promulgation of false propaganda about Iraq as a base for Al Qaeda.
lying presidential never-lie
I will never lie to you.
acceptance hunting sake
There was never any question about the morality of hunting, but neither was there any acceptance of killing for the sake of a trophy.