We create our own destiny by the way we do things. We have to take advantage of opportunities and be responsible for our choices.
BENJAMIN CARSONRight now, the United States of America is the patient. And the patient is in critical condition and will not be cured by political correctness and will not be cured by timidity.
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Corporations are not in business to be social-welfare organizations; they are there to make money.
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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.
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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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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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When we feed our fourteen billion brain cells with information that will enrich us and help others, we are really learning to Think Big.
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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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I like the idea of a proportional tax. That way you pay according to your ability.
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Rather than reacting to every risk we hear and see, we should make an effort to discern which ones we can do something about.
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There is so much potential out there in young people and they aren’t getting the right information or being encouraged in the right ways. This is our duty as a society.
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Happiness doesn’t result from what we get, but from what we give.
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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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Resist this war on God, freedom of religion and freedom of speech.
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I came to realize that if people could make me angry they could could control me. Why should I give someone else such power over my life?
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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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Just learning how to read music requires metrics, and I think that helps you with mathematics. A lot of scientists and doctors have a musical background – it’s very interesting.
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