Secret Service agents've cut back in the last few months. I'm 92, he's 95, and Secret Service agents thought it was time to stop working steadily all day every day. Jimmy Carter More Quotes by Jimmy Carter More Quotes From Jimmy Carter I've never won an argument with my wife; and the only time I thought I had I found out the argument wasn't over yet. Jimmy Carter argumentmarriagewife We should live our lives as though Christ were coming this afternoon. Jimmy Carter softballlifereligion Always tell the truth, and take an interest in serving the people around you as much as possible. Jimmy Carter interesttelling-the-truthpeople We know that a peaceful world cannot long exist, one-third rich and two-thirds hungry. Jimmy Carter peacefultwolong America has always been a country of innovation and dynamism, entrepreneurship. And I think that one of the things that has made our country great too is its heterogeneous population where people come here from all over the world. Jimmy Carter countryamericathinking Go out on a limb. That's where the fruit is. Jimmy Carter leadershipinspirationallife Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries. Jimmy Carter natureloveart I'm a peanut farmer at heart, still grow peanuts on my farm in Georgia. Jimmy Carter peanutsgeorgiaheart And so I say to you and to others around the world, whether they wish us well or ill - do not underestimate us Americans. We lack neither strength nor wisdom. Jimmy Carter underestimatewishworld According to Gandhi, the seven sins are wealth without works, pleasure without conscience, knowledge without character, commerce without morality, science without humanity, worship without sacrifice, and politics without principle. Well, Hubert Humphrey may have sinned in the eyes of God, as we all do, but according to those definitions of Gandhi's, it was Hubert Humphrey without sin. Jimmy Carter hard-workcharacterknowledge I believe that the boycott that we have against Cuba is counterproductive, and it also makes the twelve million or so Cuban people suffer unnecessarily just because of a foolish policy of the United States. Jimmy Carter sufferingbelievepeople When I was in the White House, I was confronted with the challenge of the Cold War. Both the Soviet Union and I had 30,000 nuclear weapons that could destroy the entire earth and I had to maintain the peace. Jimmy Carter whitehousewar I am no big shot. I am not anybody's boss. I want to be everybody's servant. Jimmy Carter bossbigswant We are of course a nation of differences. Those differences don't make us weak. They're the source of our strength. Jimmy Carter strengthlifekids It's abominable, and it's a disgrace to a great democracy to see what's happened in our country. The main reason for that has been the enormous infusion of high quantities of money to campaigns - governors, Congress, president and the U.S. Senate. Jimmy Carter democracypresidentcountry We live in a time of transition, an uneasy era which is likely to endure for the rest of this century... During this period we may be tempted to abandon some of the time-honored principles and commitments which have been proven during the difficult times of past generations. We must never yield to this temptation. Our American values are not luxuries but necessities - not the salt in our bread but the bread itself. Jimmy Carter patrioticpastcommitment When people are intimidated about having their own opinions, oppression is at hand. Jimmy Carter opinionhandspeople For the first time in the history of our country the majority of our people believe that the next five years will be worse than the past five years. Jimmy Carter patrioticbelievecountry We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other's children. Jimmy Carter veterans-daypeacechildren Many of the most highly publicized events of my presidency are not nearly as memorable or significant in my life as fishing with my daddy. Jimmy Carter sealakesmemorable
