Ben Carson Quotes
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Many writers from the suburbs of history, such as Ireland and Argentina, produced more original work than their counterparts in the United States; they still seem to.
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I never thought, when I was a kid, that there was a sense of competition or animosity towards poor blacks. I just thought there was a recognition that they lived differently - they primarily lived on the other side of town. And we're both poor, but that's kind of it. There wasn't much explicit statement of kinship or of the lack of kinship.
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Adding 'just kidding' doesn't make it okay to insult the Principal.
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Say what you want about long dresses, but they cover a multitude of shins.
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Nobody really believes in equality anyway.
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I really believe you can predict when someone has a great attitude, a real well of talent.
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The performances you have in your head are always much better than the performances on stage.
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Through travel, you discover a new aspect to your personality. You discover things which you wouldn't seated in the confines of your home.
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I had always dreamed of winning Wimbledon and when it happened it was very stressful. It was more of a relief!
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You know for me when I promise something I want to deliver. If you don't, you have to disappear.
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Filipinos don't wallow in what is miserable and ugly. They recycle the bad into things of beauty.
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Of course it's fantastic to have bands formed in garages, but there is a market for other types of music.
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Well, love motivates me in everything I do.
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America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.
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Stevie Wonder and Diana Ross and the Jackson 5, that's what I grew up on.
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Religion has caused more harm than any other idea since the beginning of time. There's nothing good I can say about it. People use it as a crutch.
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Let's face it; by and large math is not easy, but that's what makes it so rewarding when you conquer a problem, and reach new heights of understanding.
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I like having a bunch of different experiences. I don't want to do just one thing for the rest of my life.
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Heaven has given to every human being the power of controlling his passions, and if he neglects or loses it, the fault is his own, and he must be answerable for it.
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Fire is a natural symbol of life and passion, though it is the one element in which nothing can actually live.
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Art is a spiritual function of man, which aims at freeing him from life's chaos. Art is free in the use of its means in any way it likes, but is bound to its laws and to its laws alone. The minute it becomes art, it becomes much more sublime than a class distinction between proletariat and bourgeoisie.
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It is always too soon to quit.
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An unlimited America was the vision for the nation set forth by our Founding Fathers. It is the vision enshrined in those two great charters of freedom: our Declaration of Independence and our Constitution. Many of America's most intractable problems stem from the fact that we have strayed from that vision - and lost direction.
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I learned that with great responsibility often come great honor and opportunity.
