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I've been an evangelistic Baptist all my life and still am to some degree.
Jerry Falwell can go straight to hell - and I mean that in a Christian way.
I say to you quite frankly that the time for racial discrimination is over.
I think I was identified as a failed president because I wasn't re-elected.
I am no big shot. I am not anybody's boss. I want to be everybody's servant.
I can get up at 8am and be rested... or I can get up at 5am and be President.
Elvis was a symbol of the country's vitality, rebelliousness, and good humor.
Even for the world's only superpower, the ends don't always justify the means.
One of our nation's greatest leaders of all time was Hubert Horatio Hornblower.
In a nuclear age, each of us is threatened when peace is not secured everywhere.
I have often wanted to drown my troubles, but I can't get my wife to go swimming.
We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other's children.
Human identity is no longer defined by what one does but rather by what one owns.
To deal with individual human needs at the everyday level can be noble sometimes.
This afternoon, I've arranged for this ceremony to be illuminated by solar power.
One of the turning points of my life was when I got my first bait-casting outfit.
I'd like to be remembered as someone who was a champion of peace and human rights.
I think it will take years before we can repair the damage done by that statement.
Because we are free, we can never be indifferent to the fate of freedom elsewhere.
I can't think of a man more worthy of the presidency then my good friend Sam Nunn.
When people are intimidated about having their own opinions, oppression is at hand.
People who have lust in their heart as just as guilty as those who commit adultery.
It's not necessary to fear the prospect of failure but to be determined not to fail.
We are a purely idealistic Nation but let no one confuse our idealism with weakness.
We know that a peaceful world cannot long exist, one-third rich and two-thirds hungry.
Any system of economics is bankrupt if it sees either value or virtue in unemployment.
Building confidence and constructive relations between Sudan and South Sudan is urgent
I wish I had known when I was in the White House what I know now about the Third World.
I don't laugh at people any more when they say they've seen UFOs. I've seen one myself!
America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense human rights invented America.
We have the deepest respect and reverence for Islam and all who share the faith of Islam.
I believe that we should do anything we can to minimize abortion and not to encourage it.
I'm still, except for making overseas trips, I'm staying just about as busy as I ever did.
One of my greatest pleasures is being on the farmland that's been in the family since 1833.
Nobody knows when you make an effort or when you plant a seed if it will bear fruit or not.
We cannot resort to simplistic or extreme solutions which substitute myths for common sense.
The measure of a society is found in how they treat their weakest and most helpless citizens.
Spirit is like the wind, in that we can't see it but can see its effects, which are profound.
[on the Republican party] A party with a narrow vision, a party that is afraid of the future.
The bond of our common humanity is stronger than the divisiveness of our fears and prejudices.
My proudest accomplishment was that I never dropped a bomb, fired a bullet, or shot a missile.
From the beginning, the United States has enjoyed close and valued ties with the Muslim world.
If I go to Italy, I will certainly request to meet with Pope Francis, whom I admire very much.
You can do what you have to do, and sometimes you can do it even better than you think you can.
I just look at death as not a threat. It's inevitable, and I have an assurance of eternal life.
Always tell the truth, and take an interest in serving the people around you as much as possible.
The abuse of women and girls is the most pervasive and unaddressed human right violation on earth.
There should be an honest attempt at the reconciliation of differences before resorting to combat.
I advocate the modification of the '67 borders to let about half of the Israeli stay in Palestine.
If any agreement between two nations is to last, it must serve the best interests of both nations.