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I think one of the keys to leadership is recognizing that everybody has gifts and talents. A good leader will learn how to harness those gifts toward the same goal.

Benjamin Carson

People are simply not willing to look at their problems honestly and admit that they have problems.
BENJAMIN CARSON

Looks People Problem
Because 9/11 is an isolated incident. Things that are isolated issues as opposed to things that fundamentally change the United Sates of America and shift power from the people to the government. That is a huge shift.
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Country Government Issues
When I treat other people with kindness and love, it is part of my way of paying my debt to God and the world for the privilege of living on this planet.
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Debt God Kindness People Privilege
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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Done might Operating Room
It doesn’t matter if you come from the inner city. People who fail in life are people who find lots of excuses. It’s never too late for a person to recognize that they have potential in themselves.
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Cities Excuse People
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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Freedom Practice Religious
Over the years my mother’s steadfast faith in God has inspired me, particularly when I had to perform extremely difficult surgical procedures or when I found myself faced with my own medical scare.
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Mother Scare Years
I have to come to realize that God does not want to punish us, but rather, to fulfill our lives. God created us, loves us and wants to help us to realize our potential so that we can be useful to others.
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Fulfill Helping Lives Want
If we make every attempt to increase out knowledge in order to use it for human good, it will make a difference in us and in our world.
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Differences Order Our World
And I know you’re not supposed to say ‘Nazi Germany,’ but I don’t care about political correctness. You know, you had a government using its tools to intimidate the population. We now live in a society where people are afraid to say what they actually believe.
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Believe Care Correctness Crazy Government
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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Fall Men Oppose Pressure Two
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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Real School Thinking
If you hear how wonderful you are often enough, you begin to believe it, no matter how you try to resist it.
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Believe Matter Trying
You have yourself to blame.
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Allow Blame Yourself
I have no problem whatsoever with allowing gay people to live as they please, as long as they don’t try to impose their lifestyle on everyone else.
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Gay Long People
If we commit ourselves to reading thus increasing our knowledge, only God limits how far we can go in this world.
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Increase Knowledge Limits Reading World
When I entered high school I was an A-student, but not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to hang out with the guys.
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Clothes Hang Long School Wanted
Patients do better when they have faith that they’re going to do better. That’s why I always tell my patients and their families not to neglect their prayers. There’s nobody I don’t say that to.
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Better Neglect Nobody Patient
It’s not what you do but that kind of job you do that makes the difference.
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Happiness Inspiring Success
I think one of the keys to leadership is recognizing that everybody has gifts and talents. A good leader will learn how to harness those gifts toward the same goal.
BENJAMIN CARSON

Gifts Goal Happen Keys Leadership Thinking
There is a tendency of people to try to make you believe only a few people are smart. As a brain surgeon, I know better than that.
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Believe People Smart
(I’m) the only one to take out half a brain, although you would think, if you go to Washington, that someone had beat me to it.
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Brain Half Thinking
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
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
I’m convinced that we all harvest the fruits of our labors.
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Fruit Harvest Labor
I’m a good neurosugeon. That’s not a boast but a way of acknowledging the innate ability God has given to me. Beginning with determination and using my gifted hands, I went on for training and sharpening for my skills.
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Determination Hands Skills
I serve God, and my purpose is to please Him, and if God be for you, who can be against you?
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God Please Purpose Serving

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