A great operation on the wrong patient is just as bad as a horrible operation on the right patient. So, you have to have all that together.
BENJAMIN CARSONThere 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.
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An important verity about knowledge is that the brain works most effectively with consciously retained information. We more easily remember what we want to recall later.
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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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I think one of the keys to leadership is recognizing that everybody has gifts and talents. A good leader will learn how to harness those gifts toward the same goal.
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I don’t know why there is this penchant for snatching defeat out of the jaws of victory, they’ll find some way to destroy themselves. And it is just maddening to see it happening.
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Creativity is just learning to do something with a different perspective.
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No matter how good you are at planning, the pressure never goes away. So I don’t fight it. I feed off it. I turn pressure into motivation to do my best.
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Knowledge makes people special. Knowledge enriches life itself.
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If we make every attempt to increase out knowledge in order to use it for human good, it will make a difference in us and in our world.
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The outstanding doctor constantly emphasized the humanitarian aspect of medical care.
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Successful people don’t have fewer problems. They have determined that nothing will stop them from going forward.
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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 comes a time when people with values simply have to stand up. Think about Nazi, Germany. Most of those people did not believe in what Hitler was doing.
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Say your prayers. And I’ll say mine. Because I really think it helps.
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In our culture, security has become an obsession.
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I do not want to get rid of the safety net, I want to get rid of dependency.
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