Jimmy Carter Quotes
We only have to recall the color of the faces of those who were most devastated by Katrina, to know that there are not yet equal opportunities for all Americans.
Quotes to Explore
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She knew what all smart women knew: Laughter made you live better and longer.
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Christianity, Judaism and Islam all share a gospel, loosely, and it's important that we all realize that.
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I went to a Catholic all-girls school, and we would play cassettes of music we liked, and when it was my turn, they would laugh at my choices. I would play Billie Holliday, Elmore James and Howlin' Wolf, but it was fine; if I had to listen to their choices, they had to listen to mine.
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I generally wake up at 4:30, have breakfast No. 1, then get to the pool by 5 a.m.
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You cannot govern, you cannot administrate, with an ignoramus.
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Played tennis for years. But you can't improve at tennis after you're 50. You get to be in your 40s, and suddenly you're a doubles player.
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In the finance world, we used to spend all of our time looking backwards, reporting on what happened. Can I book it? What are the numbers? Now it's about looking into the future. It's about planning and integration. The role of finance is now that of a partner in the business.
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You all look like happy campers to me. Happy campers you are, happy campers you have been, and, as far as I am concerned, happy campers you will always be.
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The teacher that I was for decades, and that I still am in a certain way, wondered what was meant by the word education. I was truly dumbfounded at the very thought of dealing with such an essential and extensive subject.
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We feel and know that we are eternal.
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If it's an amazing role, I'll do anything.
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How can we have our privacy? How can we have our independence now in these times with these cameras? Because I think privacy and our solitude is really important.
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They're great girls. They're very funny, they're very smart, they're fun to be with. They're very lively, as I think people can tell. And you know, they're very confident girls.
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There's nothing more human than two people making love.
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I'm finally just relaxed and comfortable with who I am.
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I want to be revered. I want to be an elder; I want to be an elderess.
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Part of why I think I have so much fun working in the mockumentary genre is that you can cut to pretty much anything at any time. People are now so conditioned to watch documentaries - they know how they operate, and that you can introduce a new character by cutting to them, and now they're in it. Similarly, being able to treat a sidebar idea that has nothing to do with your main story really seriously, the way the rest of it is being treated - all the pomp and circumstances lend themselves, I feel, to making comedy feel really earned and funnier and weirder.
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[John Calvin] writes clearly, directly, without artifice, and gets straight to the practical heart of the matter.
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Our success depends very largely upon how well we negotiate our way through our daily contacts with other people without friction or opposition.
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In an article on Bunyan lately published in the "Contemporary Review" - the only article on the subject worth reading on the subject I ever saw (yes, thank you, I am familiar with Macaulay's patronizing prattle about "The Pilgrim's Progress") etc.
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I'm 20 years old, and I still love love. I hope I'm sweet. Just your everyday girl.
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The people who say,"What guarantee do I have?" I walk away. I'll get you later.
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There are perhaps opportunities for greater political cooperation, at least more cooperation than exists now. But there can be no cooperation in the field because every situation is different.
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We only have to recall the color of the faces of those who were most devastated by Katrina, to know that there are not yet equal opportunities for all Americans.
