Ben Carson Quotes

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Knowledge makes people special. Knowledge enriches life itself.

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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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Because they believed in my ability, I was able to believe in it as well.

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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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Rather than reacting to every risk we hear and see, we should make an effort to discern which ones we can do something about.

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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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Be nice to every-body. You meet the same people going up as you meet going down.

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I don't consider myself a religious person at all. I am, however, a person of enormous faith.

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You have to try, you have to do everything you can.

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Being nice always comes back to repay us in the long run.

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What is important – what I consider success – is that we make a contribution to our 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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Often the willingness to think differently about a problem and then risk sharing the idea with others certainly pay off.

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Every time I open a child's head and see a brain, I marvel at the mystery: This is what makes every one of us who we are. This is what hold all our memories, all our thoughts, all our dreams. This is what makes us different from each other in millions of ways.

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I actually have something I would use the Department of Education to do. It would be to monitor our institutions of higher education for extreme political bias and deny federal funding if it exists.

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Odds that you will die at some point in your life: 1 in 1. Thus, you might say the greatest, most significant, and universal risk factor in death is being born. This implies that it really isn't very helpful to approach the subject of risk by focusing on how we might die; rather, it's far wise to consider how we should live and what risk we will live with.

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Occasionally I talk with people who see doctors as people who do nothing but give of themselves and never receive from anyone else – especially not from their patients. That is totally false. The longer I remain in my profession, the more I realize how much I receive from those who come to me for help.

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Whenever I face a hard decision or a risky situation in life (personally or professionally), all my thinking, all my analysis, all my planning can be boiled down to four simple questions:
1. What is the best thing that can happen if I do this?
2. What is the worst thing that can happen if I do this?
3. What is the best thing that can happen if I don't do it?
4. What is the worst thing that can happen if I don't do it?

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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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Thanks, God, for honoring our best by giving us a miracle.

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We don't have to explain miracles; all we have to do is accept them.

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Like an adventure who was asked why he climbed the mountain and answered, Because it's there! I think our culture has developed this intense love-hate relationship with risk, in part because it's always there.

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Creativity requires risk. So do exploration and innovation. Anyone who thinks outside of the box is taking a risk. Leadership brings many risk. Courage is exercised in the face of risk. Invest involve risk. Decision-making always mean a certain degree of risk.

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We'll always be safe in Jesus Christ if we place our faith in the Lord.

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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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If someone in going to die anyway without an operation, then you have nothing to lose by trying.

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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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Of course black lives matter. But instead of people pointing fingers at each other and just creating strife, what we need to be talking about is: How do we solve problems in the black community?... Whether I get the votes or not, I want people to start listening to what I am saying and understanding that... there is a way to go that will lead to upward mobility as opposed to dependency.

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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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That learning process has been likened to the challenge of having someone open a fire hydrant and expect you to swallow it all.

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