Jimmy Carter: “I will nominate Michael B. Smith, of Potomac, Md., to be Deputy Special Representative for Trade Negotiations.”

We look on human rights as an ability to live in peace. And to believe that your future will be better than your past might be.

Hospitals are just like prisons. They're easy to get in, but hard to get out. You need to help me get out of here so that I can go and serve the people in Tennessee.

Our great nation now teeters on the brink of a widening abyss. Without immediate action, we are at genuine risk of civil conflict and losing our precious democracy.

All of us owe them our gratitude and respect.