Benjamin Carson Quotes

I do not want to get rid of the safety net, I want to get rid of dependency.

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• I don't sleep. I hate those little slices of death.

  

  Walter Reisch
  • Death
  • Hate
  • Sleep

• Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say 'infinitely' when you mean 'very'; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.

  

  C. S. Lewis
  • Want
  • Words
  • You

• My dad has always been really helpful. He taught me that talent is a bonus, but persistence is what wins out.

  

  Zosia Mamet
  • Me
  • Talent
  • Taught

• We seem to think we have some control over this planet.

  

  Ralph Steadman
  • Think
  • Control
  • Seem

• When he said we were trying to make a fool of him, I could only murmur that the Creator had beat us to it.

  

  Ilka Chase
  • Trying
  • Fool
  • Said

• I learn my songs by ear.

  

  Kate Smith
  • Learn
  • Songs
  • Ear

• My brother used to say that when you deal with women, it's difficult to remove emotions from an argument. I never really knew what he meant. Then I read an article that said when it comes to emotion and logic, men's and women's brains are different - my brother was right! Women are very mysterious, but that's part of their joy.

  

  Nathan Fillion
  • Men
  • Different
  • Women

• I feel it is time to lighten up and laugh about things and enjoy ourselves a little bit more.

  

  Vicki Lawrence
  • Up
  • Time
  • Enjoy

• Any time you speak to people about their posture, you learn about their most recent investment activity. When someone just bought stocks, they tend to be bullish; someone who just sold is bearish.

  

  Barry Ritholtz
  • People
  • Time
  • Learn

• The mystique of the femme fatale cannot be perfectly translated into male terms.

  

  Camille Paglia
  • Terms
  • MAle
  • Perfectly

• Colonel Jack Jacobs is a good guy. And I see him on occasion.

  

  Donald Trump
  • Good
  • Guy

• I had done about 60 television shows, from 'Ed Sullivan' to 'The Hollywood Palace,' before I ever went to 'Johnny Carson.' At the time, that was the showcase for comics. And I couldn't believe it.

  

  Albert Brooks
  • Time
  • Believe
  • Done

• In films, you will be judged by your last hit or, let's say, your last film.

  

  Dulquer Salmaan

• I guess sci-fi was like my candy growing up. My dad always thought it was important for me to read an hour or two every night. And if I got stuck or didn't want to read, sci-fi was sort of the thing you'd give me to spur me on to read that evening.

  

  Duncan Jones
  • Up
  • Important
  • Night

• Whatever happened to a good pie-in-the-face joke?

  

  Brooke Elliott
  • Good

• I've had four amazing men in my life, very strong, powerful, wonderful men. I certainly will have a relationship with someone but I don't think I will get married again.

  

  Cheryl Tiegs
  • Life
  • Men
  • Strong

• I think Yandex is something in between two different cultures. One originated from the old Soviet culture of the scientific institute. It was a free atmosphere of scientists, maybe too free because nobody cared about making money. Another origin is something close to what you usually see in California startups.

  

  Arkady Volozh
  • Different
  • Money
  • Free

• I think people's perception of a rich girl is literal, but metaphorically I embrace it as being rich in love, spirit, joy and religion. So it's not about money.

  

  Angie Stone
  • People
  • Money
  • Girl

• Here's the deal with Matty Morrison: He is the most unassuming, nicest, most humble guy, who also happens to be extremely talented.

  

  Victoria Clark
  • Guy
  • Humble
  • Deal

• I'm afraid that the act of writing is so scary and anxiety-filled that I never laugh at all. In fact, when people tell me that such and such a scene or story is comical, I tend to gape. I did not intend comedy - ever, as far as I know. It's probably all a mistake. I am essentially a lugubrious writer. Ha ha!

  

  Cynthia Ozick
  • People
  • Writing
  • Comedy

• It is our historical experience, that Hungary can only live in wealth and safety if Berlin, Moscow, and Ankara are on our side and also interested in our success - even if we do not always agree on certain questions.

  

  Viktor Orban
  • Live
  • Experience
  • Success

• I'm feminine, but I wouldn't say that I'm girly in any way at all.

  

  Victoria Beckham Spice Girls
  • Way
  • Say
  • Girly

• I don't understand the iPhone. I just don't get it. Don't ya'll have to write serious emails throughout the day? How can you possibly manage detailed missives on a phone with no keys?

  

  Ava DuVernay
  • Serious

• I do not want to get rid of the safety net, I want to get rid of dependency.

  

  Benjamin Carson
  • Safety
  • Rid
  • Dependency