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.
BENJAMIN CARSONJust 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.
More Benjamin Carson Quotes
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By thinking big, we can transform our world.
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The mind controls so much of the body. We are much more than flesh and blood; we are complex systems.
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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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God has opened many doors of opportunity throughout my lifetime, but I believe the greatest of those doors was allowing me to be born in the United States of America.
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If we can take young people who excel at the highest levels, put them on the same kind of pedestal as the all-state basketball player and the all-state football player, and begin to get the same kind of recognition, it will have a profound effect, and we are finding that it does.
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I have this feeling that as time goes on, we’re not getting any more civilized, and we should be. We’re still running around like the days of Genghis Khan.
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When I entered high school I was an A-student, but not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to hang out with the guys.
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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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Some people say you’re weak because, you know, you’re not loud and you’re not boisterous and you’re not rude. But the fact of the matter is, look and see what I’ve done. And that speaks volumes about strength.
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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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It’s a very wise thing for people to rationally sit down and look at what the risks are not only on a daily basis, on a weekly basis, on a monthly basis, on a yearly basis, on a lifetime basis, and then plan one’s life accordingly.
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So after a while, if people won’t accept your excuses, you stop looking for them.
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The more I learn about the human body, our environment, and the universe, the more it increases my faith.
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Ruthless is not necessarily the word I would use, but tough, resolute, understanding what the problems are, and understanding that the job of the president of the United States is to protect the people of this country and to do what is necessary in order to get it done.
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People are simply not willing to look at their problems honestly and admit that they have problems.
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