I pity the man who wants a coat so cheap that the man or woman who produces the cloth will starve in the process.

Great lives never go out; they go on.

Prayer steadies one when he is walking in slippery places - even if things asked for are not given.

The bud of victory is always in the truth.

We Americans have no commission from God to police the world.

I am thorough believer in the American test of character. He will not build high who does not build for himself.

I'd rather have a bullet inside of me than to be living in constant dread of one.

The disfranchisement of a single legal elector by fraud or intimidation is a crime too grave to be regarded lightly.

That one flag encircles us with its folds today, the unrivaled object of our loyal love.

Lincoln had faith in time, and time has justified his faith.

I knew that my staying up would not change the election result if I were defeated, while if elected I had a hard day ahead of me. So I thought a night's rest was best in any event.

If you want to win, don’t just dream it. Act on it.

I only wish to read, think and write.

Boredom is your mind and body’s way of telling you you’re not living up to your potential.

Always stay in with the outs.

There are estimates that 2 to 3 percent of cancers in the U.S. each year are engendered by exposure to repetitive imaging.

I'm going to stay active as long as I can politically, and with the Carter Center primarily, and if I'm able mentally and physically, will continue to be quite active.

Imagine what could be accomplished if only the human race would shed its humanity.

If you want to know India, study Vivekananda. In him everything is positive and nothing negative.

I'm suspicious of epiphanies, because they so rarely last.

Nobody who lived through the '50s thought the '60s could've existed. So there's always hope.