Benjamin Carson Quotes
The government is supposed to respond to the will of the people. Not dictate to the people what they are doing.
Quotes to Explore
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To be is to do.
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I came across 'The Song of Achilles' by Madeline Miller in one of the most romantic ways one can find a story. I was digging through a pile of used books at my local library when my hand gravitated toward its brilliant teal and glistening gold cover.
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Ballots are the rightful and peaceful successors to bullets.
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What I generally get from being in Africa is a sense of warmth and openness. As a stranger, you are always welcomed into people's homes and people are always offering you food. That generosity is incredibly touching.
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If you're out for two years, and you beat one guy with a full-time job, without disrespect, but we're talking about fighting for a world title. You can't just beat a guy that went there to cover some guy that got injured, and then this guy, after two and a half years, gets a title shot.
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I have lots and lots of party clothes. I mean real party clothes.
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Ordinarily if an actor gets chosen for the lead in a film, he or she has already built up a repertoire, and everyone knows what he or she is capable of.
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We got to know the competition very well. In the '50s popcorn made a big growth in sales. Our main push was to produce the best quality and sell in quality retail outlets.
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Indian cricket fans are manic-depressive in their treatment of their favorite teams. They elevate players to god-like status when their team performs well, ignoring obvious weaknesses; but when it loses, as any team must, the fall is equally steep, and every weakness is dissected.
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I try to keep my private life private and the acting stuff separate.
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I've never set up any golf course that would favor anybody. I try to make it exactly the opposite, which is what we did at Valhalla when we modernized it to accommodate the lengths players are hitting it today.
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Making the 'An Idiot Abroad' series, I was really dreading going to India; I thought I'd hate it. It was a nightmare, and I was really ill - just like everyone says.
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We found the appetite for 'Frontline' has only grown as the digital landscape has exploded. The appetite for the reporting we do on our digital platforms to the short films we're doing for our Facebook and YouTube channels. And we're still producing these remarkable long-form films.
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The problem with pity parties is very few people come, and those who do don't bring presents.
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No woman has to be a victim of physical abuse. Women have to feel like they are not alone.
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Being an agent gave me a great sense of satisfaction.
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My audience was my life. What I did and how I did it, was all for my audience.
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'Ulysses' is like a big box of tricks that you can dive into. Each time you read it, you find something new.
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My mom is, for 89 years old, is extraordinarily open-minded.
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The whole melodrama of the Middle East would be improved if amnesia were as common here as it is in melodramatic plots.
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“However, family and friends can be in a financial or emotional conflict of interest with the welfare of an incompetent patient.”
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Incoherence is a common hazard for journalists who dabble in ethical judgments.
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A government which does not trust its citizens to be armed is not itself to be trusted.
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The government is supposed to respond to the will of the people. Not dictate to the people what they are doing.
