Emmett Carter

Famous quotes containing the words emmett and/or carter:

    “I wish I was in de land ob cotton,
    Old times dar am not forgotten,
    Look away! Look away! Look away! Dixie Land.
    In Dixie Land whar I was born in
    Early on one frosty mornin’,”
    —Daniel Decatur Emmett (1815–1904)

    “A strong nation, like a strong person, can afford to be gentle, firm, thoughtful, and restrained. It can afford to extend a helping hand to others. It’s a weak nation, like a weak person, that must behave with bluster and boasting and rashness and other signs of insecurity.”
    —Jimmy Carter (James Earl Carter, Jr.)