There has never been any evidence that the death penalty reduces capital crimes or that crimes increased when executions stopped. Tragic mistakes are prevalent...It is clear that there are overwhelming ethical, financial, and religious reasons to abolish the death penalty.

I am convinced that UFOs exist because I've seen one.

One of the turning points of my life was when I got my first bait-casting outfit.

I'm not a mediator or a negotiator. I don't want to be one.

At the Carter Center we work with victims of oppression, and we give support to human rights heroes.

The bond of our common humanity is stronger than the divisiveness of our fears and prejudices.

We simply must have faith in each other, faith in our ability to govern ourselves, and faith in the future of this Nation. Restoring that faith and that confidence to America is now the most important task we face.