“It's not what you know but the kind of job you do that makes the difference.”
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Ben Carson
“I recognized others’ abilities as well. But in any career, whether it’s that of a TV repairman, a musician, a secretary—or a surgeon—an individual must believe in himself and in his abilities. To do his best, one needs a confidence that says, “I can do anything, and if I can’t do it, I know how to get help.”
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Ben Carson
“Reading activates and exercises the mind.
Reading forces the mind to discriminate. From the beginning, readers have to recognize letters printed on the page, make them into words, the words into sentences, and the sentences into concepts.
Reading pushes us to use our imagination and makes us more creatively inclined.”
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Ben Carson
“One dark night the skeletons that they had carefully hidden in an obscure closet appeared, grabbed them around the throat, and strangled them.”
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Ben Carson
“Successful people don’t have fewer problems. They have determined that nothing will stop them from going forward.”
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Ben Carson
“Happiness doesn't result from what we get, but from what we give.”
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Ben Carson
