If you go into Hasakah province in northeast Syria, that’s an area that’s as big as Lebanon. It’s controlled by the Kurds, the Christians and the moderate Sunnis. And there are airstrips and hotels. You could settle a lot of people there.
BENJAMIN CARSONMaybe that is the best lesson I learned in my first semester at Yale, because if I had gone to a less-demanding school and continued to sail along on the top, I am sure I would never have attained the subsequent achievements in my life.
More Benjamin Carson Quotes
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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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The brain can process two million bits of information per second. It remembers everything you’ve ever seen, everything you’ve ever heard.
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Do we have a brain? Than use it. It’s all you need to overcome a problem. That’s the secret. That’s my simple but powerful prescription for life, love, and success in a dangerous world.
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The government is supposed to respond to the will of the people. Not dictate to the people what they are doing.
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Through hard work, perseverance and a faith in God, you can live your dreams.
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Resist this war on God, freedom of religion and freedom of speech.
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I would prefer to just continue to speak about truth and to speak about what makes sense.
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When we feed our fourteen billion brain cells with information that will enrich us and help others, we are really learning to Think Big.
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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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I started reading about people of great accomplishment … and it dawned on me suddenly that the person who has the most to do with what happens in your life is you.
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Obamacare is really I think the worst thing that has happened in this nation since slavery.
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We create our own destiny by the way we do things. We have to take advantage of opportunities and be responsible for our choices.
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I think God’s a pretty fair guy.
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Happiness doesn’t result from what we get, but from what we give.
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There is so much potential out there in young people and they aren’t getting the right information or being encouraged in the right ways. This is our duty as a society.
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