Thomas Jefferson declared, stating that he was speaking on behalf of the other founding fathers, ...(that) we should build a wall between the church and state. Jimmy Carter More Quotes by Jimmy Carter More Quotes From Jimmy Carter Rosalynn and I are saddened by the passing of former First Lady Nancy Reagan. She will always be admired for her strength of conviction and her lifelong devotion to her husband, her 'just say no' campaign prevented many young people from falling prey to the allure of drug use; and her advocacy for stem cell research raised public awareness and influenced decision makers about vital research for Alzheimer's disease. We extend our condolences to her family at this difficult time. Jimmy Carter politics My most recent MRI brain scan did not reveal any signs of the original cancer spots nor any new ones. I will continue to receive regular three-week immunotherapy treatments of pembrolizumab. Jimmy Carter top-news While I am disappointed that we are unable to build in Nepal due to such uncertain circumstances, Rosalynn and I understand and support Habitat's decision, we will keep the people of Nepal in our prayers and ask everyone to do the same. Jimmy Carter world There’s not an easy answer to it, we now have more refugees from war zones on Earth than we’ve ever had in history, even after the Second World War. Jimmy Carter health And we’ll know what the positive effects are later on. Jimmy Carter health The doctors have been nice enough to cut me back to 64 ounces a day. Instead of getting productive work done, I spent a lot of time in the restroom. Jimmy Carter health I'm getting treated for it very well, there's a new medicine that's been developed for my disease. It's called pembrolizumab. It took me three weeks to learn how to say it. Jimmy Carter top-news The best thing is to deal with Syria, there's not an easy answer. We now have more refugees from war zones than we have ever had. Jimmy Carter top-news Instead of getting productive work done, I spend a lot of time in the rest room. Jimmy Carter top-news I plan to teach Sunday school this Sunday and every Sunday, as long as I'm -- you know -- physically and mentally able, in my little church, and we have hundreds of visitors who come to see the curiosity of a politician teaching the Bible. Jimmy Carter world We deal with individual people in the smallest and most obscure and suffering villages in the desert and in the jungles of Africa, and we've had programs in 80 different countries on the Earth for the poorest and most destitute people in the world, and that has been, I'd say, far more gratifying personally because we actually interact with families and with people. Jimmy Carter politics My life since the White House has been personally more gratifying, although the presidency was obviously the pinnacle of political success, if I had to choose between four more years and the Carter Center, I think I would choose the Carter Center. Jimmy Carter politics But still, there is a very great reluctance among some Protestants, like Southern Baptists, among others, (to) treat women equally in the eyes of God, and that sends a signal that it is OK to discriminate against girls and women. Jimmy Carter top-news The more (the Carter Center was) involved in 80 different countries around the world, the more we saw clearly the most serious and unaddressed human rights abuse on earth is among women and girls, it's much worse than I ever dreamed it was. Jimmy Carter top-news The United States is the leading country on Earth, and we haven't done nearly enough. Jimmy Carter top-news They say that it's the right thing to do, but when it comes down to (doing things like) voting in the Congress or taking action in their place of employment, they say, 'Well, let's cheat women a bit longer. We can get away with it.'. Jimmy Carter top-news Anybody that has a daughter or granddaughter knows how precious that person can be, ... And anybody who is interested in the future of (their) country or city that if they deprive half of their own citizens of an equal right to an education or an honest job, then their whole community is going to suffer. Jimmy Carter top-news That's your children and your children's children, and action needs to be taken. Jimmy Carter top-news This is going to be the highest priority for the rest of my life. Jimmy Carter top-news When you single out any particular group of people for secondary citizenship status, that's a violation of basic human rights. Jimmy Carter group you human-rights people