Jimmy Carter Quotes & Sayings (Page 10)

“Ever since Israel has been a nation the United States has provided the leadership. Every president down to the ages has done this in a fairly balanced way, including George Bush senior, Gerald Ford, and others including myself and Bill Clinton.”

“The fact is that we would have had comprehensive health care now, had it not been for Ted Kennedy's deliberately blocking the legislation that I proposed in 1978 or '79.”

“We must make it clear that a platform of 'I hate gay men and women' is not a way to become president of the United States.”

“I look forward to these confrontations with the press to kind of balance up the nice and pleasant things that come to me as president.”

“I don't want to tell President Obama how to make a speech. He's a much better speech maker than I am. But I think always to tell the truth in a sometimes blatant way, even though it might be temporarily unpopular, is the best approach.”