Words matter. These are the best Rosalynn Carter Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
There is nothing more important than a good, safe, secure home.
We know how to treat depression, we know how to treat mental illness, and we have not had the political will in our country to make it happen.
You can make the First Lady’s job whatever you want it to be. To some women the job is more involved with the entertaining. They feel at home doing the things at home.
I love San Francisco. I have a lot of memories there.
I’ve always worked – I can’t stay at home and do Cokes and teas, although I think that for those people who want to do that, then that’s surely important to them.
My philosophy is that you do what you have to do.
One day, I made a remark that I might work with people with mental illness, and somebody in the press heard it, and it was in the paper. And the more I thought about it and found out about it, the more I thought it was just a terrible situation with no attention. And I’ve been working on it ever since.
I’ve never had time for friends. I’ve always worked too hard.
Early diagnosis is so important because the earlier a mental illness can be detected, diagnosed and treatment can begin, the better off that person can be for the rest of his or her life.
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.
It’s just unbelievable to me that the National Rifle Association has so much power.
Aside from doing everything possible to provide programs for people who are seriously ill, I want to do everything humanly possible to help create a more caring society so that we can begin to counter the painful loneliness and sense of helplessness which has engulfed too many of our people.
When I was first lady, I worked to call attention to the plight of refugees fleeing Cambodia for Thailand, I visited Thailand and witnessed firsthand the trauma of parents and children separated by circumstance beyond their control.
For Jimmy and me, Iowa holds a special place in our hearts. During his presidential campaign I spent over 100 days in Iowa. I visited 105 communities and knocked on more doors and met more Iowans than anyone thought possible.
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.
You can have a full life after 50.
Being a caregiver requires infinite patience, physical and emotional strength, health care navigation skills, and a sense of humor – which can be hard to come by after sleepless nights and demanding days.
You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through.
I’ve watched my family grow, I’ve traveled around the world and I’ve had a chance to contribute some, I think.
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.
My mother made all of our clothes, my friends’ mothers made all of their clothes. This was the Depression.
Caregivers are the selfless people who provide unpaid care for loved ones who are ill or have serious medical conditions. This is among the most challenging work there is.
If you look at suicides, most of them are connected to depression. And the mental health system just fails them. It’s so sad. We know what to do. We just don’t do it.
I was very nervous about giving speeches for a long time.
I’ve had a great life.
