If I had one wish for my children, it would be that each of them would reach for goals that have meaning for them as individuals.

Bessie Lillian Gordy Carter (August 15 1898 – October 30 1983) was the mother of former President of the United States Jimmy Carter. She is also known for contribution to nursing in her home state of Georgia and as a Peace Corps volunteer in India as well as writing two books during the Carter presidency.