Jimmy Carter

Success is measured not by our achievements but by our ability to positively impact others.

My concern about inflation, my determination to reduce wasteful Government spending would compel me to veto the public works appropriations bill.

We took a long step in the battle against inflation this afternoon.

I would be forced to enlarge the Federal bureaucracy substantially and unnecessarily.

I have signed an Executive order creating a Presidential Commission on World Hunger.

The Secretary of Labor shall be responsible for securing compliance by all government contractors and subcontractors with this Order.

I am returning H.R. 12928, the Energy and Water Development Appropriations bill, to the Congress without my approval.

There has never been a question of the need to develop our energy and water resources.

This administration will intensify its efforts to meet the world hunger problem.

Working together, I hope the Congress and the administration will be able to agree on legislation that protects our citizens from the devastation of drought and floods.

Their numbers will grow unless we find means to raise world food production and improve food distribution.

The hard work and dedication that went into the original legislation will not be wasted.

I respect the hard work and good intentions of the Members of Congress who have prepared this legislation.

No challenge the Congress and the Executive Branch must face together is more painful than the exercise of budgetary discipline.

I urge each Member of Congress to support my veto and to work with me immediately to develop a responsible bill that can be passed this year.

I am gratified by the result, but I can take little personal pleasure from a fight among friends, whatever the outcome.

This bill would hamper the Nation's ability to control inflation, eliminate waste and make the government more efficient.

I have a deep commitment to controlling unnecessary spending and also controlling inflation.

I urge you to help me control inflation and to set an example of leadership for the nation by supporting my veto of the public works bill.

Each bit of additional spending always looks small and unimportant against the total Federal budget.

I am especially pleased with the increase in the personal exemption for travelers from $100 to $300.

I have signed H.R. 8149, the Customs Procedural Reform and Simplification Act of 1978.

My administration is strongly committed to eliminating cumbersome procedures, reducing paperwork, facilitating the flow of world trade, and improving the Government's responsiveness to the needs of the traveling public.

We've passed many a milestone already along that difficult road.

He's believed all things, hoped all things; his love never failing.