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There is a tendency of people to try to make you believe only a few people are smart. As a brain surgeon, I know better than that.

Ben Carson

We live in a country that used to have a can-do attitude, and now we have a ‘what-can-you-do-for-me?’ attitude, and what I try to do is find ways that we can develop common ground.
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We need to understand that we are not each others’ enemies in this country. And it is only the political class that derives its power by creating friction. It is only the media that derives its importance by creating friction… that uses every little thing to create this chasm between people. This is not who we are.
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I want the government to provide the military so we don’t get invaded by somebody and destroyed. I want the government to provide the roads so I can get from point A to B. In terms of taking care of my day to day needs, I want to do that myself. I want my community to do that.
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What we have to stop and think about is that we have weakened ourselves militarily to such an extent that it affects all of our military policies.
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Corporations are not in business to be social-welfare organizations; they are there to make money.
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Evolution and creationism both require faith. It’s just a matter of where you choose to place that faith.
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We’re not planning for the future. If we continue to spend ourselves into oblivion, we are going to destroy this nation.
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What we have to remember is we want to utilize the tremendous intellect that we have in the military to win wars. I’ve talked to a lot of the generals, a lot of our advanced people. And believe me, if we gave them the mission, which is what the commander-in-chief does, they would be able to carry it out.
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I would prefer to just continue to speak about truth and to speak about what makes sense.
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The most important thing for me is having a relationship with God. To know that the owner, the creator of the universe loves you, sent His Son to die for your sins; that’s very empowering. Knowing Him and knowing that He loves me gives me encouragement and confidence to move forward.
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You know, I’m a physician. I like to diagnose things. And, you know, I’ve diagnosed some pretty, pretty significant issues that I think a lot of people resonate with.
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If we can take young people who excel at the highest levels, put them on the same kind of pedestal as the all-state basketball player and the all-state football player, and begin to get the same kind of recognition, it will have a profound effect, and we are finding that it does.
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I’m not a politician. I don’t want to be a politician, because politicians do what is politically expedient. I want to do what’s right.
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You’re a slave if you let the media tell you that sports and entertainment are more important than developing your brain.
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I serve God, and my purpose is to please Him, and if God be for you, who can be against you?
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Resist this war on God, freedom of religion and freedom of speech.
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