If we set our priority “the removal of all risk”, we’ll soon have sterile, stagnant, and unstimulating learning environments.
BENJAMIN CARSONMy mother told me if I work hard and I really believed in American principles and I believed in God, anything is possible. That’s why I’m not anxious to give away American values and principles for the sake of political correctness.
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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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Here is the treasure chest of the world – the public library, or a bookstore.
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Our schools too often want to shut people up so they can’t talk about real solutions. People who think differently tend to clam up because they think something is wrong with their ideas.
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You can read the Constitution all you want, it never says that it is the government’s job and I think where we’ve gotten confused.
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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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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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If you don’t accept excuses, then people will stop giving them and will start looking for solutions.
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A good surgeon doesn’t just concentrate on technical ability, but also on the appropriateness of what you’re doing.
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Why I’ve advocated a proportional tax system. You make $10 billion, you pay a billion. You make $10, you pay one. And everybody gets treated the same way. And you get rid of the deductions, you get rid of all the loopholes.
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I’ve had a lot of experience building things, organizing things, a national scholarship program.
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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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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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We’re not planning for the future. If we continue to spend ourselves into oblivion, we are going to destroy this nation.
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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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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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