Al Carter Quotes

Rather than changing the political landscape in the Middle East, the Iraq invasion has arguably fortified the Middle East oil regimes.

A global democracy works only when countries trust one another.

At some point we must realize that actively defending against radical Islamic teachings is not a matter of cultural relativity. It is a matter of universally recognized human rights.

That is what great athletes can do: they give us a model of striving for human perfection.

Now, one thing I tell everyone is learn about real estate. Repeat after me: real estate provides the highest returns, the greatest values and the least risk.

Even in this glowering age, morality animates our lives with meaning.

My point is, if you want to achieve anything in life, it is not enough to merely wish for it. You must develop that kind of 4:30 AM discipline that distinguishes you from others.

In other words, we must move beyond our own egocentric and vain rituals in order to discover the truly spiritual possibilities of life.

In short, we cannot grow, we cannot achieve authentic discovery, and our eyes cannot be cleansed to the truly beautiful possibilities of life, if we simply live a neutral existence.

With the rise of America, the global balance of power shifted away from the old European powers.

There are two sayings that are familiar in every news room across the country: 1) sex sells; 2) if it bleeds it leads.

Democratic societies can no longer give religious fanatics a free hand to abuse and murder non believers. Such action betrays contempt for the basic human rights which animate any democracy with meaning.

I do not think athletes should get a free pass. I don`t think we should train our children and future athletes to believe that they are above the law and morality.

At some point we must make a decision not to allow the mere threat of charges of cultural or religious insensitivity to stop us from dealing with this evil.

In Washington, DC, politics dominate even the most casual conversations.

We tend to admire the people in our society who have accumulated such wealth as to seem somehow great. But we shouldn`t forget that it was the everyday working class man who made this country great.

Patients describing the benefits of prayer often talk about how it provides a sense of well being.

Receiving far less attention are the working class heroes, who go about their solitary work routines with quiet dignity, come home from another grueling day, yet still find time to interact with their children.

Even during the worst hardships, when the other things in our lives seem to fall apart, we can still find peace in the eternal love of God.

Bottom line: if you show a genuine interest in learning about how others became successful, you can open up a world of opportunities.

The country remains dependent on oil. But as we are now learning, oil is becoming increasingly scarce.

Very simply, the culture of another people does not have to be accepted when it is subhuman!

We cannot solve the problem of terrorism by asserting our will on the world.

Let`s remember the children who come from broken homes, surrounded by crime, drugs, temptation, their peers having babies out of wedlock, but who still manage to get a good education despite the many obstacles they face every day.

You must develop personal contacts if you want to be successful.

Networking is an essential part of building wealth.

I fear that we have been so conditioned not to disparage the practices of other cultures, that we ignore this evil microbe among us.

The liberation of Iraq was part of a broader effort to seriously confront the greatest threat to world security: rogue states capable of obtaining long range weapons of mass destruction.

In a nutshell, a strong U.S. presence in Iraq sends a signal that any violent fundamentalists in the region will have to answer to the United States.

Therefore the great mediator of any community is human morality.

A belief in God helps provide a foundation to arbitrate our decisions. Without this foundation, we are condemned to live essentially formless lives.

At the end of the day, there is no doubt that the unique spirit embodied by this country has worked, not just to make the world safer, but to make it better.

For starters, this country embodies something utterly unique: History`s first democratic empire. Beginning in the post war era, we have used free trade and democracy to create a series of interlocking relationships that end war.

The greatest job I ever had was working on my family farm. Each morning my father would come into my bedroom around 4:30 am and command me to get up and work the fields. I would spend the next two hours before school slopping pigs and cropping tobacco.

Sports nurtures dreams of achieving self confidence and masculine striving for the skinny kid watching a boxer dance around the ring with sublime ease.