Jimmy Carter

“We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams.”

“Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries.”

“The law is not the private property of lawyers, nor is justice the exclusive province of judges and juries. In the final analysis, true justice is not a matter of courts and law books, but of a commitment in each of us to liberty and mutual respect.”

“It is good to realize that if love and peace can prevail on earth, and if we can teach our children to honour nature's gifts, the joys and beauties of the outdoors will be here forever.”

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

“America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense, it is the other way around. Human rights invented America.”

“Unless both sides win, no agreement can be permanent.”

“I have one life and one chance to make it count for something . . . I'm free to choose what that something is, and the something I've chosen is my faith. Now, my faith goes beyond theology and religion and requires considerable work and effort. My faith demands -- this is not optional -- my faith demands that I do whatever I can, wherever I am, whenever I can, for as long as I can with whatever I have to try to make a difference.”

We believe that the first time we're born, as children, it's human life given to us; and when we accept Jesus as our Savior, it's a new life. That's what "born again" means.

We are of course a nation of differences. Those differences don't make us weak. They're the source of our strength. . . . The question is not when we came here . . . but why our families came here. And what we did after we arrived.