Creative Quotations from Lillian Carter (1898-1983)

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Lillian Carter
(1898-1983) born on Aug 15

US nurse, first mother. Bessie was the mother of U.S. President Jimmy Carter; joined Peace Corps and served in India at age 68.

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I love all my children, but some of them I don't like.

Jimmy says he'll never tell a lie. Well, I lie all the time. 1 have to -- to balance the family ticket.

I don't think about risks much. I just do what I want to do. If you gotta go, you gotta go.

Every time I think that I am getting old, and gradually going to the grave, something else happens.

How could Jimmy ever criticize me? l'm his mama.

Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F:	In "Woman," 9 Apr 1977.
R:	In "The Book of Quotes," by Barbara Rowes, 1979.
A:	In "The Book of Positive Quotations," by John Cook, 1997.
N:	In "The Decade of Women," by Suzanne Levine and Harriet Lyons, 1980.
K:	In "The Book of Quotes," by Barbara Rowes, 1979.