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I think of success as reaching beyond ourselves and helping other people in specific ways.

Benjamin Carson

No one is ever better off with dictators but there comes a time you know, when you’re on an airplane, they always say, “in case of an emergency oxygen masks will drop down. Put yours on first and then administer help to your neighbor.” We need oxygen right now.
BENJAMIN CARSON

Airplane Needs Oxygen
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.
BENJAMIN CARSON

Fulfill Helping Lives Want
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 CARSON

Operation Patient Together
America became a great nation early on not because it was flooded with politicians, but because it was flooded with people who understood the value of personal responsibility, hard work, creativity, innovation, and that’s what will get us on the right track now, as well.
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Creativity Hard Work Responsibility
The point is, we can decry the dangers we face or ignore them or even allow ourselves to be paralyzed by fear.
BENJAMIN CARSON

Danger Faces Fear
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.
BENJAMIN CARSON

Containing Failure Looks Obstacle Softball
It is absolutely vital that we do all we can to allow Americans to practice their religious ways, while simultaneously ensuring that no one’s beliefs infringe upon those of others. We should also serve as champions of freedom of religion throughout the world.
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Freedom Practice Religious
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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Able Brain Important Rapidly
If we don’t get the military right nothing else matters.
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Matter Military Nothing
Even if somebody disagrees with you, their life is still valuable.
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Life Still Valuable
You know, I’m a physician. I like to diagnose things. And, you know, I’ve diagnosed some pretty, pretty significant issues that I think a lot of people resonate with.
BENJAMIN CARSON

Issues People Thinking
We turned our back on Israel, our ally. You know, and a situation like that, of course [Barack]Obama’s not going to be able to do anything. I would shore up our military first, because if you don’t get the military right, nothing else is going to work.
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Country Military People President
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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Believe Crazy Thinking
I would prefer that in the Republican party, we not engage in trying to destroy each other, because all that does is hand the election over to the Democrats.
BENJAMIN CARSON

Hands Party Victory
So after a while, if people won’t accept your excuses, you stop looking for them.
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Accepting Excus People
Through hard work, perseverance and a faith in God, you can live your dreams.
BENJAMIN CARSON

Dream Hard Work Perseverance

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