I began to realize that poverty was really more of a choice than anything else and that I could change that. And it just really depended on how hard I wanted to work.
BENJAMIN CARSONI serve God, and my purpose is to please Him, and if God be for you, who can be against you?
More Benjamin Carson Quotes
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What do lawyers learn in law school? They learn to win… What we’ve got to start thinking about is how do we solve problems.
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I like the idea of a proportional tax. That way you pay according to your ability.
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I was perhaps the worst student you have ever seen. You know, I thought I was stupid, all my classmates thought I was stupid, so there was general agreement.
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We create our own destiny by the way we do things. We have to take advantage of opportunities and be responsible for our choices.
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I came to realize that if people could make me angry they could could control me. Why should I give someone else such power over my life?
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I started reading about people of great accomplishment … and it dawned on me suddenly that the person who has the most to do with what happens in your life is you.
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And if we can’t get it right, with the relatively small number of veterans, how in the world are you going to do it with the entire population?
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Don’t let anyone turn you into a slave. 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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The key is to cut out the middleman and empower both doctor and patient with information about what things cost.
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In my own personal life, God plays a great role in the risk, because I pray before I go into the operating room for every case, and I ask him to give me wisdom, to help me to know what to do – and not only for operating, but for everything.
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Through hard work, perseverance and a faith in God, you can live your dreams.
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I am convinced that knowledge is power – to overcome the past, to change our own situations, to fight new obstacles, to make better decisions.
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I grew up in the inner city and have spent a lot of time there and have dealt with a lot of patients from that area and recognize that we cannot have a strong nation if we have weak inner cities.
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I’m a good neurosugeon. That’s not a boast but a way of acknowledging the innate ability God has given to me. Beginning with determination and using my gifted hands, I went on for training and sharpening for my skills.
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I have this feeling that as time goes on, we’re not getting any more civilized, and we should be. We’re still running around like the days of Genghis Khan.
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The left, of course, will say Carson doesn’t believe in the Geneva Convention, Carson doesn’t believe in fighting stupid wars. And – and what we have to remember is we want to utilize the tremendous intellect that we have in the military to win wars.
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If we allow ourselves to dwell on negatives, on hurts, on mistreatments, we will be negative thinkers. So be open to positive thinking, THINK BIG!
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People spending more of their own money on routine health care would make the system more competitive and transparent and restore the confidence between the patients and the doctors without government rationing.
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Even if somebody disagrees with you, their life is still valuable.
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The Roman Empire was very, very much like us. They lost their moral core, their sense of values in terms of who they were. And after all of those things converged together, they just went right down the tubes very quickly.
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It’s not what you do but that kind of job you do that makes the difference.
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When we are confronted by failure and mistakes, we can leave them behind and go on with our lives.
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What a wonderful thing is to be able to contribute to the restoration of someone’s health. It’s not only a feeling that I’m worth something, but that I have something to contribute.
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A good surgeon doesn’t just concentrate on technical ability, but also on the appropriateness of what you’re doing.
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The government is supposed to respond to the will of the people. Not dictate to the people what they are doing.
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I detest politics, to be honest with you. It’s a cesspool. And I don’t think I would fare well in that cesspool because I don’t believe in political correctness and I certainly don’t believe in dishonesty.
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