Ben Carson Quotes
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The mind, once stretched by an idea, never returns to its original dimension.
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The PC police are out in force at all times. ... We've reached the point where people are afraid to actually talk about what they want to say.
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The Bible is a seemingly inexhaustible source of practical wisdom that could serve as a valuable resource for everyday living.
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The kind of job doesn't matter. The length of time on the job doesn't matter... If you work hard and do your best, you'll be recognized and move onward.
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What a wonderful thing is to be able to contribute to the restoration of someone's health. It's not only a feeling that I'm worth something, but that I have something to contribute.
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We are capable of doing even better things than we believe we are, if we challenge each other to do it.
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Evolutionism is to think that a hurricane blowing through a junkyard could somehow assemble a fully equipped and flight-ready 747.
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I always pray before any of the operations.
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When we have done our best, we also have to learn that we still need to rely on God. Our best – no matter how good – is incomplete if we leave God out of the picture.
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Every human being experiences risks; some of the risks are common to all humans, and some are unique to the life each of us has been given to live. But I know for certain that risk – both it's shadow and its reality – has shaped my life inside and out.
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But no matter what safety steps we take or what security precautions we adopt, our risk of death is not approximately – but exactly – 100 percent. There is no margin of error on the statistic.
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Do not underestimate the importance of feeling special.
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Do you have a brain? Then use it. It's all you need to overcome any problem. That's the secret. That's my simple but powerful prescription for life, love, and success in a dangerous world.
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I think one of the keys to leadership is recognizing that everybody has gifts and talents. A good leader will learn how to harness those gifts toward the same goal.
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Surrendering to fear and allowing ourselves to be paralyzed by peril isn't something most of us can afford to do.
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Because they believed in my ability , I was able to believe in it as well.
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It is not where we have come from but where we are going that counts!
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God loves us all, and all of us are equal in God's sight.
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If someone in going to die anyway without an operation, then you have nothing to lose by trying.
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I was confident that something good would come out of yet another difficult and disappointing case.
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My mentors are those individuals who saw potential in me long before I perceived it in myself – or who challenged me to do more – the people who helped guide me toward excellence.
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We don't necessarily have to play by the strict rules if we can find a way that works better, as long as it's reasonable and doesn't hurt anybody.
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We have no time for excuses.
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It's a failure only if you don't get anything out of it, Thomas Edison said he knew 999 ways that a light bulb did not work; yet we have lights today.