Do what you can to show you care about other people, and you will make our world a better place.
—Rosalynn Carter
Topics: Humanity
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, and you don’t branch out, you don’t try—you don’t take the risk.
—Rosalynn Carter
Topics: Acceptance, Failure, Risk-taking
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.
—Rosalynn Carter
Once you accept the fact that you’re not perfect, then you develop some confidence.
—Rosalynn Carter
Topics: Perfection
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.
—Rosalynn Carter
Topics: Being True to Yourself, Perseverance, Doubt, Ability, Follow, Confidence
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