Jimmy Carter: “I propose a toast: First, to the health of President Lopez Portillo and Mrs. Lopez Portillo.”

All of us owe them our gratitude and respect.

There's only one chance and one life to count for something. And my faith tells me, or my faith demands, that I use whatever I have whenever I can, to make a difference in people's lives.

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.

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.