Jimmy Carter Quotes
It is apparent that prisoners of war are among the most vulnerable of people. Not only are they completely under the control of their captors, but in a time of conflict, the hatred and brutality of the battlefield are very likely to be mirrored within military prison walls.
Quotes to Explore
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To become self-aware, people must be allowed to hear a plurality of opinions and then make up their own minds. They must be allowed to say, write and publish whatever they want. Freedom of expression is the most basic, but fundamental, right. Without it, human beings are reduced to automatons.
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I think people can tell when you're pandering to them, and they feel insulted. I think that one thing that is really nice about the work that I do is that I can just sort of make mistakes or try out different ideas or be inconsistent and be vulnerable.
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I think that the training of architects allows you to see what will happen ten years ahead of time, or twenty. It's not guessing, it's not intuitive, it's based on research - and we may be wrong.
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If Boston charters can be stymied despite their extraordinary success, charters anywhere can be stopped.
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I will say this: I think 'Big Brother' is the biggest snooze known to mankind.
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I'm not the type of person that is forced.
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Leaders cannot work in a vacuum. They may take on larger, seemingly more important roles in an organization, but this does not exclude them from asking for and using feedback. In fact, a leader arguably needs feedback more so than anyone else. It's what helps a leader respond appropriately to events in pursuit of successful outcomes.
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The presence of passion within you is the greatest gift you can receive. Treat it as a miracle.
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I've been married twice. Most women would rather not be married to a traveling blues singer.
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Christmas cookies can't help but be retro - they are memory first, sugar-flour-egg-redhot-gumdrop-sparkle reality second.
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My favorite prayer is Footprints in the Sand. You know that prayer? I know the times that he carried me, you know? I kind of wore him out.
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One knows less about one's own destiny than about anything else on earth.
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There is no question at all that Manson was sending Tex, Sadie, Katie, and Linda out on his mission of murder.
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I don't wanna be preached to. Unless it's in a beautiful voice, I don't want that.
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Tea does our fancy aid, Repress those vapours which the head invade, And keeps that palace of the soul serene.
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You shouldn't have to have money to have a luxury fragrance.
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If you're going to take a jab at someone, you should at least have a bit more of a personal relationship with them. I feel like you can be funny and clever, as opposed to just outright vile.
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I've been in a New York City-based cabaret for the past seven years called The Citizens Band. It's possibly one of the most brilliant things I've ever been involved with.
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For every Netflix, there's a Blockbuster. Every Facebook, a MySpace.
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How do I stay so healthy and boyishly handsome? It's simple. I drink the blood of young runaways.
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I'd like to be remembered as one who kept my priorities in the right order.
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Looking ahead, I can see more and more instances where I will disagree with the president on very fundamental issues. The largest, for me, is education.
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There is a porous membrane between a documentary that doesn't use interviews and what you would call a neorealist hybrid film.
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It is apparent that prisoners of war are among the most vulnerable of people. Not only are they completely under the control of their captors, but in a time of conflict, the hatred and brutality of the battlefield are very likely to be mirrored within military prison walls.
