It's not necessary to fear the prospect of failure but to be determined not to fail.

Whatever starts in California unfortunately has an inclination to spread.

As far as being in dangerous situations around the world is concerned, I always have a Secret Service detail with me as one of the privileges of a former President.

Rosalynn said, "Jimmy, if we could only get Prime Minister Begin and President Sadat up here on this mountain for a few days, I believe they might consider how they could prevent another war between their countries." That gave me the idea, and a few weeks later, I invited both men to join me for a series of private talks. In September 1978, they both came to Camp David.

The measure of a society is found in how they treat their weakest and most helpless citizens.

America does not at the moment have a functioning democracy.

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