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

The preeminent obstacle to peace is Israel's colonization of Palestine.

Each one of us is an individual, just like talk show hosts are different from one another, and newspaper columnists are different from each other. So, former presidents are different from each other, too. Some have gone into relative seclusion. Some have decided to teach.

We have a special relationship with Israel. It's absolutely crucial that no one in our country or around the world ever doubt that our number one committment in the Middle East is to protect the right of Israel to exist, to exist permanently, and to exist in peace. It's a special relationship.

Giving people equal access to enjoying the benefits of America is the biggest problem that we're not making any progress in resolving.

The awareness that health is dependent upon habits that we control makes us the first generation in history that to a large extent determines its own destiny.

I think it will take years before we can repair the damage done by that statement.