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 CARSONSuccessful people don’t have fewer problems. They have determined that nothing will stop them from going forward.
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Being a doctor at Johns Hopkins does not make me any better in God’s sight than the individual who has not had the opportunity to gain such an education but who still works hard.
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If we can redefine marriage as between two men or two women or any other way based on social pressures as opposed to between a man and a woman.
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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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Having grown up in dire poor, the thing that I hated the most in life was poverty.
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But, you know, when I look at somebody like Hillary Clinton, who sits there and tells her daughter and a government official that no, this was a terrorist attack, and then tells everybody else that it was a video. Where I came from, they call that a lie.
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Beware the abuse of Power. Both by those we disagree with, as well as those we may agree with
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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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It does not matter where we come from or what we look like. If we recognize our abilities, are willing to learn and to use what we know in helping others, we will always have a place in the world.
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What is important – what I consider success – is that we make a contribution to our world.
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Everybody has barriers and obstacles. If you look at them as containing fences that don’t allow you to advance, then you’re going to be a failure. If you look at them as hurdles that strengthen you each time you go over one, then you’re going to be a success.
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I don’t think really conservative or liberal; I think what makes sense.
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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.
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There is no job more important than parenting. This I believe.
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A lot of people who go into prison go into prison straight – and when they come out, they’re gay.
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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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