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I don’t know why there is this penchant for snatching defeat out of the jaws of victory, they’ll find some way to destroy themselves. And it is just maddening to see it happening.

Benjamin Carson

Economics is not brain surgery.
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Brain Neurosurgeon Wise Words
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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Able Brain Important Rapidly
I grew up in the inner city and have spent a lot of time there and have dealt with a lot of patients from that area and recognize that we cannot have a strong nation if we have weak inner cities.
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Cities Patient Strong
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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Come Helping Matter Others Recognize
Here is the treasure chest of the world – the public library, or a bookstore.
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Book Library Reading
Successful people don’t have fewer problems. They have determined that nothing will stop them from going forward.
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Inspirational Moving Success
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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Future Oblivion Planning Plans
Why would I want to run for Congress and continue to get tainted with all the things that people get tainted with as they come along the system.
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People Running Want
Our children need to see and hear about more black role models in many fields so they can make better choices.
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Children Choices Models Role
A great operation on the wrong patient is just as bad as a horrible operation on the right patient. So, you have to have all that together.
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Operation Patient Together
In our culture, security has become an obsession.
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Culture Obsession Security
Went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student, but I didn’t care. I was getting the high fives and the low fives and the pats on the back. I was cool.
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Back Cool Getting Low Pat Student Went
I would love to see music reinstated as an essential part of schooling. The culture that it brings; the knowledge that it brings.
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Doctors Interesting Thinking
We recognize that North Korea is in severe financial straits, and they have decided to use their resources to build their military, rather than to feed their people and to take care of the various humanitarian responsibilities that they have.
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Korea Military Responsibility
I was perhaps the worst student you have ever seen. You know, I thought I was stupid, all my classmates thought I was stupid, so there was general agreement.
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Agreement Students Stupid
To THINK BIG and to use our talents doesn’t mean we won’t have difficulties along the way. We will – we all do… If we choose to see the obstacles in our path as barriers, we stop trying. “We can’t win,” we moan. “They won’t let us win.”
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Mean Thinking Winning

I don’t know why there is this penchant for snatching defeat out of the jaws of victory, they’ll find some way to destroy themselves. And it is just maddening to see it happening.

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I don’t know why there is this penchant for snatching defeat out of the jaws of victory, they’ll find some way to destroy themselves. And it is just maddening to see it happening.

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