Ben Carson quotes

I would like people to recognize in looking at my story that the person who has the most to do with what happens to you is you. It's not the environment, it's not the other people who were there trying to help you or trying to stop you. It's what you decide to do and how much effort you put behind it. (Ben Carson)
There is no fulfillment in things whatsoever. And I think one of the reasons that depression reigns supreme amongst the rich and famous is some of them thought that maybe those things would bring them happiness. But what, in fact, does is having a cause, having a passion. And that's really what gives life's true meaning. View quote
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There are a group of people who would like to silence everybody and have everyone go along to get along. But that's not going to be very helpful for us in the long run in terms of solving our problems, and someone has to be courageous enough to actually stand up to the bullies. View quote
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So after a while, if people won't accept your excuses, you stop looking for them. View quote
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I started reading about people of great accomplishment... and it dawned on me suddenly that the person who has the most to do with what happens in your life is you. View quote
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God has opened many doors of opportunity throughout my lifetime, but I believe the greatest of those doors was allowing me to be born in the United States of America. View quote
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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. View quote
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Education is a fundamental principle of what made America a success. We can't afford to throw any young people away. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. (Ben Carson)
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. View quote
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You have to try, you have to try everything you can. View quote
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You've promised that if we come to You and ask something in faith, that You'll do it. View quote
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We'll always be safe in Jesus Christ if we place our faith in the Lord. View quote
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Say your prayers. And I'll say mine. Because I really think it helps. View quote
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Stop thinking of failing. View quote
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The P.C. police are out in force at all times... We've reached a point where people are actually afraid to talk about what they want to say. View quote
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Maybe that's how I learned to handle my deep hurt - by forgetting. View quote
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God has given to every one of us more than fourteen billion cells and connections in our brain. Now why would God give us such a complex organ system unless He expects us to use it? View quote
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Someone told me that creativity is just learning to do something with a different perspective. (Ben Carson)
Reading is the way out of ignorance, and the road to achievement. View quote
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Why should I give someone else such power over my life? View quote
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You have yourself to blame. View quote
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The point is, we can decry the dangers we face or ignore them or even allow ourselves to be paralyzed by fear. View quote
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