The culture in which we live stresses looking out for number one. Without adopting such a self-centered value system, we can demand the best of ourselves while we are extending our hands to help others.
BENJAMIN CARSONA truly moral nation enacts policies that encourage personal responsibility and discourage self-destructive behavior by not subsidizing people who live irresponsibly and make poor 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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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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The thing that is probably most important is having a brain, and to be able to figure things out and learn things very rapidly.
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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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Corporations are not in business to be social-welfare organizations; they are there to make money.
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America need a significantly changed taxation system. And the one that I’ve advocated is based on tithing, because I think God is a pretty fair guy. If you give me a tithe, it doesn’t matter how much you make.
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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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In our culture, security has become an obsession.
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If we would spend on education half the amount of money that we currently lavish on sports and entertainment, we could provide complete and free education for every student in this country.
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By reading so much, my vocabulary automatically improved along with my comprehension.
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No matter who you are,no matter what you do-do not be too big for GOD.
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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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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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We get out of life what we put into it. The way we treat others is the way we ourselves get treated.
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I have to come to realize that God does not want to punish us, but rather, to fulfill our lives. God created us, loves us and wants to help us to realize our potential so that we can be useful to others.
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