There’s a false narrative that only the political class has the wisdom and the ability to be commander-in- chief. But if you go back and you study the design of our country, it was really designed for the citizen statesman.
BENJAMIN CARSONYou have the ability to choose which way you want to go. You have to believe great things are going to happen in your life. Do everything you can – prepare, pray and achieve – to make it happen.
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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.
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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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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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But, you know, when I look at somebody like Hillary Clinton, who sits there and tells her daughter and a government official that no, this was a terrorist attack, and then tells everybody else that it was a video. Where I came from, they call that a lie.
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Knowledge makes people special. Knowledge enriches life itself.
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You have to take a long-term look at something that fundamentally changes the power structure of America.
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We will continue to redefine it in any way that we wish, which is a slippery slope with a disastrous ending, as witnessed in the dramatic fall of the Roman Empire.
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God would grant all of us wisdom, calm, and peace, that his presence would be in the operating room, and that his will might be done.
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Here is the treasure chest of the world – the public library, or a bookstore.
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Just because somebody happens to disagree with you about something doesn’t mean that they become your mortal enemy and that you should try to destroy them and destroy their life and destroy their family.
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Say your prayers. And I’ll say mine. Because I really think it helps.
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These are just things that we don’t know, and that’s where trust and faith come in.
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Reading is the way out of ignorance, and the road to achievement.
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You know if there is a rabid dog running around your neighborhood, you’re probably not going to assume something good about that dog, and you’re probably gonna put your children out of the way. Doesn’t mean that you hate all dogs by any stretch of the imagination.
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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.
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