History and experience tell us that moral progress comes not in comfortable and complacent times, but out of trial and confusion.

A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have.

Never be satisfied with less than your very best effort. If you strive for the top and miss, you'll still 'beat the pack.'

An impeachable offense is whatever a majority of the House of Representatives considers it to be at a given moment in history.

There is an old saying, The harder you try the luckier you get. I kind of like that definition of luck.

I hope never to see the day that I cannot admit having made a mistake.

Nothing in life is more important than the ability to communicate effectively.

The spirit of seeking understanding through personal contact with people of other nations and other cultures deserves the respect and support of all.

Teddy Roosevelt... once said, 'Speak softly and carry a big stick.' Jimmy Carter wants to speak loudly and carry a fly swatter.

I believe that truth is the glue that holds government together, not only our government, but civilization itself.

There is no undertaking more challenging, no responsibility more awesome, than that of being a mother.

What's the point of a houseful of books you've already read?

Hip-hop, this thing we love that loves us back, is our lingua franca.

I felt a comedy ego beginning to grow which gave me the courage to begin tentatively looking into myself for material.

The more extensive a man's knowledge of what has been done, the greater will be his power of knowing what to do.

Leaving home' to me means adopting the attitude that the pursuit of the truth is more vital than the pursuit of what society — your home — tells you is important.

I worked at a daycare for a couple of years going through high school and college. I did youth sports camps. I ran all the camps through my college.

What a pathetic creature is man! His senses are awakened by the hope for the very thing whose consummation puts him to sleep.

You can't provoke, you can't insult the faith of others, you can't make fun of faith.

No! I don’t want to Ouija, or do the pendulum thing, and I swear if I see one tarot card or rune stone I’ll yack cupcake all over you. (Grace)

You dont get old until you replace dreams with regrets.