Jimmy Carter

The Nobel Peace Prize 2002

USA president. Nuclear physicist. Peanut farmer. Devout Christian. Egypt-Israel peace agreement. Carter Center promoting human rights. Ceased neutron bomb development. Protested Soviets invading Afghanistan. Panama Canal treaty. Established Departments of Energy, Education. Mental Health Systems Act. Housing. Jimmy Carter smile!

“We must adjust to changing times while holding unchanging principles.”

Personality

Jimmy Carter. Image: City of Boston Archives from West Roxbury, US

Jimmy Carter. Image: LBJ LIbrary

Jimmy Carter smile!

Jimmy Carter was a speed reader. He could read several hundred words per minute. Throughout his life he used this skill to quickly absorb large amounts of information.

“People make a big fuss over you when you are President. But I am very serious about doing everything I can to make sure that it does not go to my head. “I am an expert typist. I learned in high school. I would close my eyes and just type without worrying about mistakes. I tried to penetrate my heart, and as I let my thoughts drift, things bubbled up to the surface.”

Jimmy Carter authored more than 30 books on a variety of topics including politics, human rights, religion and his personal life. His memoirs have been widely acclaimed.

“On balance, my life has been a constant stream of blessings rather than disappointments and failures and tragedies.”

“One comes to be of just such stuff as that on which the mind is set” - Maithri Upanishath, VI.34:3

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