Jimmy Carter Quotes About Past

Quotes about: Past

• Because (grandparents) are usually free to love and guide and befriend the young without having to take daily responsibility for them, they can often reach out past pride and fear of failure and close the space between generations.

  Jimmy Carter

  Responsibility, Pride, Grandchildren

  United States. President (1977-1981 : Carter), Jimmy Carter (1980). “Jimmy Carter”

• 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

  Country, Believe, Patriotic

  "Does Obama Believe Americans Support Tax Hikes?". www.foxnews.com. July 15, 2011.

• 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

  Patriotic, Commitment, Past

  Jimmy Carter's Farewell Address, www.jimmycarterlibrary.gov. January 14, 1981.

• We've uncovered some embarrassing ancestors in the not-too-distant past. Some horse thieves, and some people killed on Saturday nights. One of my relatives, unfortunately, was even in the newspaper business.

  Jimmy Carter

  Horse, Past, Night

• It would be naïve to think that peace and justice can be achieved easily. No set of rules or study of history will automatically resolve the problems ... However, with faith and perseverance, ... complex problems in the past have been resolved in our search for justice and peace.

  Jimmy Carter

  Perseverance, Peace, Past

  Jimmy Carter (1984). “Negotiation, the Alternative to Hostility”

• Great American power and responsibility are not unprecedented, and have been used with restraint and great benefit in the past. We have not assumed that super strength guarantees super wisdom, and we have consistently reached out to the international community to ensure that our own power and influence are tempered by the best common judgment.

  Jimmy Carter

  Responsibility, Power, Past

  Jimmy Carter (2014). “The Jimmy Carter Library”, p.1025, Simon and Schuster

• I've just finished my 20th book this past year and I'm working on my 21st book about the Middle East right now that I'll finish this year. And I get up early in the morning and when I get tired of the computer and tired of doing research, I walk 20 steps out to my woodshop and I either build furniture or paint paintings. I'm an artist too.

  Jimmy Carter

  Morning, Book, Tired

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