Rosalynn Carter
(1927-)

American First Lady, Human Rights Advocate

National Women's Hall of Fame
1995 World Service Medal
1999 Presidential Medal of Freedom
2009 American Peace Award

birthdate: August 18
birthplace:
Plains, Georgia

QUOTES

Courage
You must accept that you might fail; then, if you do your best and still don't win, at least you can be satisfied that you've tried. If you don't accept failure as a possibility, you don't set high goals, you don't branch out, you don't try - you don't take the risk.

If you doubt you can accomplish something, then you can't accomplish it. You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through.

Families
There is nothing more important than a good, safe, secure home.

Leadership
A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don't necessarily want to go, but ought to be.

Times of upheaval require not just more leadership but more leaders. People at all organizational levels, whether anointed or self-appointed, must be empowered to share leadership responsibilities.

Living A Life of Compassion
Do what you can to show you care about other people, and you will make our world a better place.

We Can Create A Better World
There is clearly much left to be done, and whatever else we are going to do, we had better get on with it.

 

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