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Jimmy Carter Quotes - Page 11

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I first came into the labor force in 1941 when the minimum wage was 40 cents an hour, and that was my first job. And each time that we've tried to boost the lower level of salary for the most underpaid workers, there

I first came into the labor force in 1941 when the minimum wage was 40 cents an hour, and that was my first job. And each time that we've tried to boost the lower level of salary for the most underpaid workers, there have been predictions of catastrophe. But each time, in [m]y opinion, the change has helped our Nation and its economic strength.

Jobs, Labor Force, Salary

I enjoyed being President.

President, Enjoyed

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The best way to enhance freedom in other lands is to demonstrate here that our democratic system is worthy of emulation.

Memorable, Land, Way

Jimmy Carter (2013). “Keeping Faith: Memoirs of a President”, p.23, University of Arkansas Press

I enjoy walking by myself on the same paths where, as a little boy, I delighted in following my father around.

Father, Boys, Path

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One of my greatest pleasures is being on the farmland that's been in the family since 1833.

Pleasure, Greatest Pleasures, Farmland

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The relationship between government and art must necessarily be a delicate one. It would not be appropriate for the government to try to define what is good or what is true or what is beautiful. But government can provide nourishment to the ground within which these ideas spring forth from the seeds of inspiration within the human mind.

Beautiful, Art, Spring

United States. President (1977-1981 : Carter), Jimmy Carter, United States. Office of the Federal Register (1977). “Jimmy Carter”

My faith has helped me to adjust to life whether I was a small farm boy, a submarine officer, governor, president or an ex-president. I've tried to remember the teaching that we have to accommodate change we can't control in our lives, whether it's disappointment, sorrow, loss or failure, while simultaneously clinging to principles that never change.

Disappointment, Teaching, Loss

"President, Peanut Farmer and Sunday School Teacher". Interview with Kam Williams, aalbc.com.

I think the most challenging thing for me in my life and in the Bible is that we worship Jesus as the Prince of Peace.

Jesus, Thinking, Challenges

"Interview: President Jimmy Carter Talks About His New Bible and Christian Beliefs". Interview with Katherine T. Phan, www.christianpost.com. March 30, 2012.

I tried to eliminate the need for Israel to strike out, militarily, by removing its major threat and attacker, and that was Egypt. I've written a few books on the subject. There's no doubt that the best way to resolve Israel's problems is to negotiate peace between Israel and its immediate neighbors, particularly the Palestinians. And that's something that's not going to be achieved, in my opinion, without the strong involvement of the American president.

Strong, Book, Israel

"President Jimmy Carter ‘NIV Lessons from Life Bible’ Interview with Kam Williams". Interview with Kam Williams, newsblaze.com. May 22, 2012.

Christians are supposed to be evangelicals. And I am. I am evangelical.

Christian, Evangelical, Supposed To Be

"Interview: President Jimmy Carter Talks About His New Bible and Christian Beliefs". Interview with Katherine T. Phan, www.christianpost.com. March 30, 2012.

In the United States, you might say every county has got its own separate system. There's not even one kind of ballot that you use all over the United States. We require that in a foreign country.

Country, United States, Use

Interview with Tavis Smiley, www.pbs.org. October 25, 2010.

The government ought to stay out of the prayer business.

Prayer, Government, Atheism

United States. President (1977-1981 : Carter), Jimmy Carter (1979). “Jimmy Carter”

My mother's influence to take on new challenges and do what I though was right even though sometimes the consequences politically speaking were not good. My mother was vivacious, she was full of life, she got up every morning looking forward to the day, trying to figure out what she could do that was innovative and unprecedented and maybe controversial.

Mother, Morning, Challenges

Interview with Toby Harnden, www.telegraph.co.uk. April 29, 2008.

A lot of the things that we passed in the energy policy were embedded in law, and they resulted in tremendous reductions in waste of energy in all kinds of things.

Law, Energy, Waste

"The Tavis Smiley Show', www.pbs.org. October 25, 2010.

We know definitively that Al-Qaida isn't all over Afghanistan anymore. According to CIA estimates, there are less than a hundred Al-Qaida members in the entire country. Most of them are in Pakistan. So, it's hard for me to understand why we're still fighting there and sending in more and more troops. I would get out of Afghanistan as quickly as possible.

Country, Fighting, Troops

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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.

Government, White, People

"THE CAMPAIGN: Candidate Carter: 1 Apologize'", content.time.com. April 19, 1976.

Unfortunately, every American citizen takes the same position... that we don’t like negative advertisements. But they work! And, as you see, many a candidate has prevailed by tearing down the reputation of an opponent in a more advantageous position.

Negative, Citizens, Opponents

"President Jimmy Carter ‘NIV Lessons from Life Bible’ Interview with Kam Williams". Interview with Kam Williams, newsblaze.com. May 22, 2012.

We have the deepest respect and reverence for Islam and all who share the faith of Islam.

Islam, Share, Reverence

United States. President (1977-1981 : Carter), Jimmy Carter, United States. Office of the Federal Register (1977). “Jimmy Carter”

Some major churches overemphasize the importance of preaching as a means to increase membership and fail to reach out with compassion to their neighbors in need.

Mean, Compassion, Church

Jimmy Carter (2011). “Living Faith”, p.207, Three Rivers Press

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.

Wall, Father, Church

I don't think that the total creation took place in six days as we now measure time. If we can confirm, say, the Big Bang theory, that doesn't at all cause me to question my faith that God created the Big Bang.

Thinking, Causes, Six

"SUNDAY INTERVIEW -- A Statesman And a Man Of Faith / With a lifetime of public service to his credit, the former president reflects on the beliefs that have sustained him". Interview with Don Lattin, www.sfgate.com. January 12, 1997.

Harry Truman was courageous enough to command that racial segregation be ended in the military. I was serving in a submarine in the U.S. Navy at the time he issued the order.

Military, Order, Harry Truman

My wish is peace for Israel and for Israel's neighbors.

Israel, Wish, Neighbor

I'm an expert cook when it comes to preparing the quail, ducks, geese and wild turkeys that I hunt on the farm.

Turkeys, Ducks, Experts

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Since I was 18 years old, I have taught the Bible. For the last fifteen or twenty years, I have taught every Sunday when I was home or near my own house, so that would be 35 or 40 times per year. Half of those Sundays, the text comes from the Hebrew Bible. I have had a deep personal interest in the Holy Land and in the teachings of the Hebrew people. God has a special position for the Jewish people, the Hebrews, or whatever. I know the difference between ancient Israel and Judaea, and I know the history. I don't have any problem with the Jewish people.

Teaching, Home, Sunday

"Who’s Afraid of Jimmy Carter?". Interview with Amy Wilentz, nymag.com. July 20, 2008.

Born: b. October 1, 1924
Occupation: 39th U.S. President

Quotes: 495

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