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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I just don't drink alcohol. I never have; I never will.
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My post-child period resulted in one instant change: I write shorter books for kids.
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Technology is usually there to let some process go on hidden in the background. For us on 'MythBusters,' we're always trying to make the process apparent. So, we have learned to try and never rely on a technological solution when an analogue one is in front of us.
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Someone once told me that God figured that I was a pretty good juggler. I could keep a lot of balls in the air at one time. So He said, "Let's see if he can juggle another one."
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The way management treats associates is exactly how the associates will treat the customers.
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In the dust where we have buried the silent races and their abominations we have buried so much of the delicate magic of life.
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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.
