“We have 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 best way to enhance freedom in other lands is to demonstrate here that our democratic system is worthy of emulation."
“We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.”
“A strong nation, like a strong person, can afford to be gentle, firm, thoughtful, and restrained. It can afford to extend a helping hand to others. It is a weak nation, like a weak person, that must behave with bluster and boasting and rashness and other signs of insecurity.”
“God always answers prayers. Sometimes it's 'yes'. Sometimes the answer is 'no'. Sometimes it's 'you gotta be kidding'."
Rest in Peace, Jimmy Carter (October 1, 1924 – December 29, 2024)
As critical as people were about him as president, I don’t think anyone can doubt what a good man he was, and that his heart was always in the right place.
I remember feeling sad that with all of his later health issues he had to suffer the loss of Rosalynn going first. I like to think they’re together again.
@bijouxbroussard Considering the candidates elected by the demographic that was/is critical about his presidency, I suspect it's exactly the fact that he was a good man that annoys them
That last quote is one of my favorites, and I use it occasionally in a class I teach. I have several of his books in my library and read them for inspiration occasionally.
