Benjamin Carson Quotes
Our children need to see and hear about more black role models in many fields so they can make better choices.
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There's a history where, when women get to a certain age in this industry, the roles become strictly the mother, the wife, or the older single woman. There should be more of a variety because there are so many different paths that humans take, and they should be given a platform to be seen.
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Getting pummelled is better than not playing anything at all.
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Iggy Pop is God, if God looked half that good with his shirt off.
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I didn't realize that winning the Olympics at age 14 automatically put me in the category of being a celebrity.
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I know she would want me to still do what I'm doing, because she kept me going a lot of times when I'd almost lose interest in getting out on the road.
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By doing, you become employable. It doesn't matter what the job is; by working, you learn new things, meet new people and are exposed to new ideas.
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I take pride in taking care of all the housework so that my wife, who works as a designer for Martha Stewart, won't need to sacrifice any of her leisure time when she gets home.
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In my eyes, there's no one better than Stevie Wonder. He's a top dude.
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Ziggy Marley is the third generation of Marleys I know. I knew his grandmother and his dad - I did a children's album with his grandmother. They're like family.
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When you write a short story ... you had better know the ending first. The end of a story is only the end to the reader. To the writer, it's the beginning. If you don't know exactly where you're going every minute you're writing, you'll never get there - or anywhere.
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A robot may not injure humanity, or, through inaction, allow humanity to come to harm.
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Although I loved Liza as a little girl, it would be true to say I really didn't know her.
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I think that what went wrong with religion is the same thing that went wrong with politics. Is that it became too money based and too controlling. It's just a weakness that we human beings have for control - we want one thing and then we want more and then we want more.
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The whole point is to hook people and keep them interested.
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Apparently it's acceptable for members of Congress to own stock in companies we regulate in Congress, but somehow, our plumbing company crosses some line.
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It's strange how the mind works while you're acting, because you have all sorts of quick thoughts going on as well as the motivations with the character.
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In the '60s, I thought golf was bourgeois, so I didn't play at all for 20 years.
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As a teenager, I would wear Clarks, corduroy pants and striped shirts, and I loved it.
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We were very fortunate to have been on the scene when we were.
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He had that self-reproachful feeling of having been remiss which comes to Generals who wake up one morning to discover that they have carelessly allowed themselves to be outflanked.
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One can make a case that says that since 85% of children being brought up in single family homes are being brought up by women that about 85% of elementary school teachers should be males to balance out the feminization that the boys and girls receive.
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The most powerful teaching a child will ever receive will come from concerned and righteous fathers and mothers.
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Our children need to see and hear about more black role models in many fields so they can make better choices.
