Jimmy Carter actually said...

"It is undoubtedly the most important decision that I shall make this year, perhaps one of the most important of my whole life."

"It has been a very constructive thing for me."

"I think there are a lot of Senators that would not have been willing, particularly with aspirations to be President, to handle the CIA question."

"I have a great admiration for him, and I also have observed very carefully, when he and I met on the campaign trail, that he often beat me."