Quotes from Jimmy Carter

Getting a second doctor's opinion is kinda like switching slot machines.

For myself and for our Nation, I want to thank my predecessor for all he has done to heal our land.

I have tried, at least most of the time, to set high objectives, to accept failures and disappointments with relative equanimity, to acknowledge and try to correct my mistakes and weaknesses, and then to set different and sometimes higher goals for the future.

The excessive punishment of prisoners and the use of the death penalty in the United States, alone in the developed world, have continued to fall most heavily on the poor, mentally ill, and people of color. It was on this subject that I made the best speech of my life.

And I'm asking you for your good and for your nation's security to take no unnecessary trips, to use carpools or public transportation whenever you can, to park your car one extra day per week, to obey the speed limit, and to set your thermostats to save fuel. Every act of energy conservation like this is more than just common sense -- I tell you it is an act of patriotism.

It seems somewhat illogical to say, You have violated God's commandment 'Thou shalt not kill,' so therefore I will kill you.

Building confidence and constructive relations between Sudan and South Sudan is urgent

I'll never tell a lie. I'll never make a misleading statement. I'll never betray the confidence that any of you had in me. And I'll never avoid a controversial issue.

When you single out any particular group of people for secondary citizenship status, that's a violation of basic human rights.

Republicans are men of narrow vision, who are afraid of the future.

I obviously hoped that everything that I found would make a difference. It ended up being way behind my wildest dreams.

I want to make it clear,if there is ever a conflict [between environmental quality and economic growth], I will go for beauty, clean air, water, and landscape.

During the 1960s, we used twice as much oil as during the 1950s. And in each of those decades, more oil was consumed than in all of mankind's previous history.

To me, Faith is not just a noun but also a verb

Being confident of our own future, we are now free of that inordinate fear of communism which once led us to embrace any dictator who joined us in that fear. I'm glad that that's being changed.

For this generation, ours, life is nuclear survival, liberty is human rights, the pursuit of happiness is a planet whose resources are devoted to the physical and spiritual nourishment of its inhabitants.

I have looked on a lot of women with lust. I've committed adultery in my heart many times. God recognizes I will do this and forgives me.

Because we are free, we can never be indifferent to the fate of freedom elsewhere.

On the basis of both values and interests, the natural relationship between Islam and the United States is one of friendship.

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

We simply must balance our demand for energy with our rapidly shrinking resources. By acting now we can control our future instead of letting the future control us.

If I should ever decide in the future to discuss my deep Christian beliefs and condemnation and sinfulness, I would use another forum besides Playboy.

I've often wanted to drown my troubles, but I can't get my wife to go swimming.

If you fear making anyone mad, then you ultimately probe for the lowest common denominator of human achievement.