Jimmy Carter Quotes
Spirit is like the wind, in that we can't see it but can see its effects, which are profound.
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I'm on the road earning my money. I didn't get any million pound record deals. Not unless you're Jedward! I'm doing very well, but I still have a mortgage to pay off. So I'm on the road.
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They're like a weird couple. If you were to personify the artichoke and the oyster, they would have a great date. They would totally get along.
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Through our great good fortune, in our youth our hearts were touched with fire. It was given to us to learn at the outset that life is a profound and passionate thing.
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Your best ideas, those eureka moments that turn the world upside down, seldom come when you're juggling emails, rushing to meet the 5 P.M. deadline or straining to make your voice heard in a high-stress meeting. They come when you're walking the dog, soaking in the bath or swinging in a hammock.
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When I sit down with my notebook, when I start scribbling words across the page, I find out what I'm feeling.
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When I chased after money, I never had enough. When I got my life on purpose and focused on giving of myself and everything that arrived into my life, then I was prosperous.
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'Grease' was my Broadway debut. That was eye-opening. At the same time, it was very familiar. It was a Broadway show, but it's kind of the same as doing a show in Minnesota. It's the same type of rehearsal process. You are doing 8 shows a week, but I worked at a theatre in Minnesota that did 11 shows a week.
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Human nature is not nearly as bad as it has been thought to be.
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Because the sweeter the cake, the more bitter the jelly can be.
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Like 'real', 'free' is only used to rule out the suggestion of some or all of its recognized antitheses. As 'truth' is not a name of a characteristic of assertions, so 'freedom' is not a name for a characteristic of actions, but the name of a dimension in which actions are assessed.
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It was easy to cover up ignorance by the mystical word 'intuition.'
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Outlaw consciousness is born the moment I drop out, stop the world, cease being an actor identified with the mythic roles I have been playing in society. Change begins when I do nothing except observe. The wisdom of the railroad crossing: Stop. Look. Listen. Meditation is the healthy form of voyeurism.
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I was the boss of ambassadors in 270 countries.
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What people really want in the theater is fantasy involvement and not reality involvement.
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For the last 30 years, I've been leading a life of crime and international intrigue that's involved 40 stamps in my passport, love affairs, and broken hearts to go with each one of them. You would have to live three lifetimes to catch up with just the allegations that follow me!
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English urban artists were very used to making secondhand American music, and I thought that was boring.
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Turkey hunting is my thing; it's only once a year, but if it's turkey season, don't call me, because I won't answer.
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I love to lose myself in other men's minds.
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We need to combat Trump's agenda to make sure he can't divide our families.
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I'm very excited. The 12-year-old me is kicking myself.
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I could get an audience into my world and if you can do that, they'll go with you not all the way, but a lot of the way.
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He is the best sailor who can steer within fewest points of the wind, and exact a motive power out of the greatest obstacles.
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The Spirit of God is jealous over us; He doesn't want superficial fellowship, but genuine intimacy.
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Spirit is like the wind, in that we can't see it but can see its effects, which are profound.
