Ben Carson Quotes
I sensed I was about to take one of the most important risks of my life. But I felt so right that I didn't hesitate.
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Everywhere I go, I will make a good payday. But we got to choose the right opponent and the right time and the right venue.
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There are a lot of people in Congress who would never have made a great career or fortune in any other profession. But after they spend a while hanging out with the rich guys, they begin to feel they've been undervalued, and that an eventual seven-figure income as a lobbyist isn't just an opportunity, it's their due.
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We can only restore faith in government if the state itself becomes an efficient, effective and transparent ally of the people. Bureaucratic inefficiencies, abuses of power and the misappropriation of public funds must end.
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I think we respond well when we do something well.
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Life is like an analogy.
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You do your work as fully as you can, and the ones who hear the sound join in.
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I'm very involved in the writing on every level.
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Wait long enough, and people will surprise and impress you.
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An allegory is not meant to be taken literally. There is a great lack of comprehension on the part of some readers.
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My home has to feel airy and bright with natural light. I don't switch on lamps until it is literally black outside.
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I've worked at this film festival in Telluride called the Telluride Film Festival. Been there since 2002. I used to make popcorn. I was an usher. Cleaned toilets, everything. Grew up there as a kid.
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You needn't love your enemy, but if you refrain from telling lies about him, you are doing well enough.
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I found a red Oscar de la Renta raincoat, and it's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen.
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What higher art does is to invite us in and allow us to make decisions.
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Human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.
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We're Midwestern guys who grew up listening to soul music.
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Radio news is bearable. This is due to the fact that while the news is being broadcast, the disk jockey is not allowed to talk.
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As long as a member state is a member state, there are no negotiations bilaterally on any trade agreement with third parties.
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The least sexy city is Los Angeles. And it poses as the most sexy. As you grow up, L.A. is being sold to you as home of the bikini-clad party girls. And then you get there, and it's full of very goal-oriented, yoga-obsessed careerists.
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I just don't drink alcohol. I never have; I never will.
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You can choose a future where more Americans have the chance to gain the skills they need to compete, no matter how old they are or how much money they have. Education was the gateway to opportunity for me. It was the gateway for Michelle. And now more than ever, it is the gateway to a middle-class life.
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I played football. I wrestled. Those were team sports and I played for the school. When I was younger, I played kick the can and stuff like that. I loved that.
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I sensed I was about to take one of the most important risks of my life. But I felt so right that I didn't hesitate.
