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By doing this we give them an opportunity to elevate their personal situations, which eventually decreases our need to take care of them and empowers them to be able to exercise compassion toward others.

Benjamin Carson

We create our own destiny by the way we do things. We have to take advantage of opportunities and be responsible for our choices.
BENJAMIN CARSON

Choices Destiny Opportunity
You can understand why I’m a believer. I have seen miracles.
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Believer Economics Miracle
There’s no such thing as useless knowledge. You never know what doors it’s going to open up for you.
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Doors Knowledge Things Useless
If we develop in-depth knowledge, it will enable us to give our best to others and help to make a better world.
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Depth Giving World
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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Believe Doors Opportunity
Do not underestimate the importance of feeling special.
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Feelings Special Underestimate
Knowledge is the key that unlocks all the doors. You can be green-skinned with yellow polka dots and come from Mars, but if you have knowledge that people need, instead of beating you, they’ll beat a path to your door.
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Doors Keys Yellow
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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People Risk Wise
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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Country Education Sports
We are not like dogs who are kind of “What am I going to eat today? Oh, there is a rabbit; I am going to go chase it.”
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Dog Rabbit Today
Uninformed people can be easily manipulated.
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Easily People Person Uninformed
Every person is endowed with God-given abilities, and we must cultivate every ounce of talent we have in order to maintain our pinnacle position in the world.
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Order Talent World
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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Containing Failure Looks Obstacle Softball
My favorite subject was recess. Fortunately for me, I had a mother who believed I was smart.
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Favorite Mother Smart Subject
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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Helping Numbers Others Stress
Here is the treasure chest of the world – the public library, or a bookstore.
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Book Library Reading

By doing this we give them an opportunity to elevate their personal situations, which eventually decreases our need to take care of them and empowers them to be able to exercise compassion toward others.

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By doing this we give them an opportunity to elevate their personal situations, which eventually decreases our need to take care of them and empowers them to be able to exercise compassion toward others.

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