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.
BENJAMIN CARSONIt’s not what you do but that kind of job you do that makes the difference.
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Here is the treasure chest of the world – the public library, or a bookstore.
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Nobody can hinder you from doing what you want, if that’s what you set your mind to. You can always find a hook to hang excuses on, but they’re only excuses. You don’t have anyone to blame but yourself. Nobody else makes you fail.
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There’s no question that as science, knowledge and technology advance, that we will attempt to do more significant things. And there’s no question that we will always have to temper those things with ethics.
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If we commit ourselves to reading thus increasing our knowledge, only God limits how far we can go in this world.
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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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I’m convinced that we all harvest the fruits of our labors.
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If you hear how wonderful you are often enough, you begin to believe it, no matter how you try to resist it.
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When I look at the human brain I’m still in awe of it.
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We seem to be afraid to give the Kurds weaponry. We like to send it for some strange reason through Baghdad, and then they only get a tenth of it.
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If we recognize our talents and use them appropriately, and choose a field that uses those talents, we will rise to the top of our field.
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Just learning how to read music requires metrics, and I think that helps you with mathematics. A lot of scientists and doctors have a musical background – it’s very interesting.
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The point is, we can decry the dangers we face or ignore them or even allow ourselves to be paralyzed by fear.
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If you’ve had a bumper crop, you don’t owe me triple tithes. And if you’ve had no crops at all, you don’t owe me no tithes. So there must be something inherently fair about it.
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I think of success as reaching beyond ourselves and helping other people in specific ways.
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You have to try, you have to try everything you can.
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