Benjamin Carson Quotes
It seems like when you're in the race, they do everything they can to ignore you, so maybe being out of the race I might get a little more attention, we'll see.
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As an African-American male born with a couple of strikes against you because of your skin color, I think it's very, very important to have some positive role models around, especially male influences.
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You're going to have some ups and downs, so you have to prepare yourself to be ready. Those down moments come.
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I wear the national dress because it is the most natural and the most becoming for an Indian.
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My experience in Iraq made me realize, and during the recovery, that I could have died. And I just had to do more with my life.
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Every human walks around with a certain kind of sadness. They may not wear it on their sleeves, but it's there if you look deep.
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I often feel that life is about to begin, only to realize it is almost over.
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I never once dreamed of sort of being able to be in an American TV series, you know? It was all about theater and touring and sort of being an actor around Scottish theater.
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To me, cinema is not a movie or a TV screen, and it's not a seat in a building versus one in your living room. It's the art of motion pictures.
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If it sells, it sells. If it doesn't sell, I'll go make a movie.
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Leadership is one of the things I really strive to excel in in my life.
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When we were filming 'Twilight,' we didn't expect anything. We were just filming a movie that we wanted the fans to enjoy. And then it kinda just blew into this whole other world.
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Actually, I'm 5-8 and change without shoes. With shoes, 5-9.
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I went to high school in Stockton, CA.
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Thank God for product and blusher.
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There's always a fine line between being too focused and missing opportunities, or being too wide and taking on too many.
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I'm happy. I learned. I learned from my mistakes. But when you learn, you see all the results; you look more mature, and you put all the pieces together.
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I still get so much fan mail addressed to Carol Brady, and I think a lot of it's through the Net. And I always answer it, if it's legible.
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There was a big difference between Ron Paul and me when it came to the 'no.' His 'no' was philosophical. It was reasoned. It was right. My 'no' actually put a stop to legislation. It cut spending. Mine carried further than just no.
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The first film I can remember seeing on TV was 'The Brides of Dracula.' I was instantly hooked.
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You're very lucky... Friends are precious, powerful things - hard to earn, harder still to keep. You should thank this one for taking a chance on you.
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My grandmother loved country music, and she's the one who really got me into country music. She had George Strait tapes, a bunch of them. I remember listening to tapes, taking them out, the covers and the back.
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I'm at the age where food has taken the place of sex in my life. In fact, I've just had a mirror put over my kitchen table.
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I truly find inspiration everywhere. I always tell students, and young people starting out, that the single most important skill, next to listening, is to pay attention. You never know where inspiration will strike.
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It seems like when you're in the race, they do everything they can to ignore you, so maybe being out of the race I might get a little more attention, we'll see.
