Ben Carson Quotes
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It is not where we have come from but where we are going that counts!
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Because they believed in my ability , I was able to believe in it as well.
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I was confident that something good would come out of yet another difficult and disappointing case.
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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 always pray before any of the operations.
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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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I thank God for all the people whom God sent into my life, the people who gave their best so that I could learn to give my best.
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If we know human anatomy and we are reasonably intelligent, he assumes that we can figure out how to do almost anything.
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Only God knows the beginning and the end.
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Although we all make mistakes in life, the problems occur when we try to hide our mistakes, to cover them up rather than to learn from them and allow other people to learn from them.
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We have no time for excuses.
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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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The greatest and most valuable resources we have for making crucial decision are knowledge and the amazing brainpower God gave human beings when he created us. That's certainly true for deciding our best response to any risk we ever face.
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I don't believe in one-person productions. Everyone on the team is important and needs to know that he or she is vital.
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'Why risk?' I responded. 'It should be, why not to risk?'
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God doesn't make mistakes. So if I'm supposed to die, there's a very good reason for it. I'm not going to question him. I'm just going to enjoy all these beautiful things that God created.
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How did we become so intrigued by risk – and so worried about it at the same time?
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One of the great truths of life: I did not do it alone. I had help along the way.
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In-depth learning means learning as much about a topic as possible – learning for the sake of knowledge and understanding itself as opposed to learning for the sake of passing a test with high grades or trying to impress people.
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By believing we are the product of random acts, we eliminate morality and the basis of ethical behavior. For if there is no such thing as moral authority, you can do anything you want. You make everything relative, and there’s no reason for any of our higher values.