In the year 2000, the solar water heater behind me, which is being dedicated today, will still be here supplying cheap, efficient energy. A generation from now, this solar heater can either be a curiosity, a museum piece, an example of a road not taken, or it can be just a small part of one of the greatest and most exciting adventures ever undertaken by the American people: harnessing the power of the Sun to enrich our lives as we move away from our crippling dependence on foreign oil.
Jimmy CarterIt's a terrible and tragic and counterproductive policy to avoid communicating with people who disagree with us.
Jimmy CarterThis war has been motivated by pride or arrogance, by a desire to control oil wealth, by a desire to implant our programs. (talking about the Iraq war)
Jimmy CarterYou have given me a great responsibility: to stay close to you, to be worthy of you and to exemplify what you are.
Jimmy CarterThe abuse of women and girls is the most pervasive and unaddressed human right violation on earth.
Jimmy Carter