Benjamin Carson Quotes
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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The United States may be a religious nation. But it is also a nation with a strong commitment to separation of church and state.
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For me to be here tonight, everything had to be perfect. I had to get drafted by Utah, had to play with a point guard like John Stockton, and had to be coached by Jerry Sloan and Frank Layden.
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You have to be careful to react when you start to deviate from your course.
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I grew up in the '80s. I was a kid, but all my favorite movies came out of that period.
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I mean Afghanistan is a very rugged, complicated country.
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Anyone who sets foot into the 'Watchmen' universe and isn't just a little nervous should be given a few days of electroshock therapy. I've always considered 'Watchmen' to be one of the best graphic novels ever written, and when it came out back in 1986 I was as blown away as everyone else. Just masterful.
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I don't want to fight anybody that just wants to hold you and try and eat the time.
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I have a Rhodesian Ridgeback dog named Lola.
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Everyone is going to have to step up to the plate.
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I figure no matter how old you are, it's always going to be your first marriage and no life experience is going to make you a better judge of who you should marry.
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I'm just taking one step at a time. I could zigzag one way, but it's not usually on purpose.
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The return we reap from generous actions is not always evident.
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I understand how the economy actually works.
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I was not a rebellious teenager. I was a sit-in-your-room teenager.
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My heroes are the camera crew and the electricians. They work such long hours.
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Never let the negativity get to you. There are gonna be a lot of people you have to plow through, but as long you believe in yourself, that's all that matters.
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You can be a thousand different women. It's your choice which one you want to be. It's about freedom and sovereignty. You celebrate who you are. You say, 'This is my kingdom.'
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Giving subsidies is a two-edged sword. Once you give it, it's very hard to take away subsidies. There's a political cost to taking away subsidies.
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It's not that Millennials don't believe some things are serious. We'll make 'It Gets Better' videos or perform comedy for disaster relief. But sum up our lives in a phrase? The Importance of Never Being Too Earnest.
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People over 100 are the fastest-growing group in America. People soon will be working 'til 100 - some because they have to - and living 'til 125 or even 135. What do I know, I'm just a weatherman, but I've made a hobby of studying this, and it's phenomenal.
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Death, torture and prison are part of daily life for the youth of Iran. They are not like us, my friends and I at their age; they are not scared. They are not what we were. They hold hands and scream: 'Don't be afraid! Don't be afraid! We are together!' They understand that no one will give them their rights; they must go get them.
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If you hear how wonderful you are often enough, you begin to believe it, no matter how you try to resist it.
