Nobody can hinder you from doing what you want, if that’s what you set your mind to. You can always find a hook to hang excuses on, but they’re only excuses. You don’t have anyone to blame but yourself. Nobody else makes you fail.
BENJAMIN CARSONOver 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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This is a country for, of, and by the people not for, of, and by the government. If we turn it over to them we cannot complain about what they’re doing because this is a natural course of men and we have to hold their feet to the fire.
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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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You 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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Do not underestimate the importance of feeling special.
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You can understand why I’m a believer. I have seen miracles.
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We turned our back on Israel, our ally. You know, and a situation like that, of course [Barack]Obama’s not going to be able to do anything. I would shore up our military first, because if you don’t get the military right, nothing else is going to work.
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Use PMA: Positive Mental Actitude.
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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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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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Ruthless is not necessarily the word I would use, but tough, resolute, understanding what the problems are, and understanding that the job of the president of the United States is to protect the people of this country and to do what is necessary in order to get it done.
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Secular progressivism, which attempts to remove God from the public square, is not consistent with the principles that established the USA.
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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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A good surgeon doesn’t just concentrate on technical ability, but also on the appropriateness of what you’re doing.
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We are not like dogs who are kind of “What am I going to eat today? Oh, there is a rabbit; I am going to go chase it.”
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The left, of course, will say Carson doesn’t believe in the Geneva Convention, Carson doesn’t believe in fighting stupid wars. And – and what we have to remember is we want to utilize the tremendous intellect that we have in the military to win wars.
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Through hard work, perseverance and a faith in God, you can live your dreams.
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We seem to be afraid to give the Kurds weaponry. We like to send it for some strange reason through Baghdad, and then they only get a tenth of it.
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Don’t let anyone turn you into a slave. You’re a slave if you let the media tell you that sports and entertainment are more important than developing your brain.
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I always pray for God’s guidance in my life and he always provides it. He opens the right doors he shuts the right doors. And I have tremendous faith in him. He just guided my career in an amazing way.
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The outstanding doctor constantly emphasized the humanitarian aspect of medical care.
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You have yourself to blame.
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I think of success as reaching beyond ourselves and helping other people in specific ways.
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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 need to be on a war footing. We need to understand that our nation is in grave danger.
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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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I do not want to get rid of the safety net, I want to get rid of dependency.
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