“Doing the right thing when it is not popular or when it is not going to get everyone’s approval is not always easy, but I am convinced that if we truly care about other people, we will go ahead and take the risk anyway.”
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Ben Carson
“Saul Alinsky advised his followers to level sharp attacks against their opponents with the goal of goading them into rash counterattacks that would then discredit them. To avoid falling into this trap, those of us who are interested in civil discussion should prepare ourselves to refrain from reacting in fear or anger to those who disagree with us or even attack us.”
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Ben Carson
“While wisdom dictates the need for education, education does not necessarily make one wise.”
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Ben Carson
“If we recognize our talents and use them appropriately, and choose a field that uses those talents, we will rise to the top of our field.”
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Ben Carson
“No matter who you are,no matter what you do-do not be too big for GOD.”
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Ben Carson
“Every American should memorize the preamble and keep its principles in mind while voting. If we elect only officials who understand the Constitution and its goals, America’s future will be safe.”
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Ben Carson
“As individuals, we can educate ourselves and our children, cultivate the art of compromise, pray for wisdom, and hold our representatives accountable. Each of us can positively affect our nation just by making ourselves (and those in our spheres of influence ) aware of the fact that we are being used as pawns by those who try to tell us what we should think as opposed to using our own common sense.”
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Ben Carson
“To make the most out of life, all of us need to stop, think (and analyze), and use the talents God has given us.”
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Ben Carson
“It becomes somewhat absurd when some claim that the sight of a Bible or a cross causes them so much psychological distress that it impinges upon their freedom. It is important that we learn to be reasonable and tolerant of everyone's beliefs without going to such extremes that we compromise everyone's rights.”
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Ben Carson
“When I was young, I thought classical music was only the background noise for cartoons.”
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Ben Carson
“In an ideal world, both parties would desire to uphold the Constitution,”
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Ben Carson
“America's leaders should be examples of integrity and high moral standards. When their behavior evokes shame rather than pride and becomes something that we don't want to discuss in front of the children at the kitchen table, we should consider impeachment.”
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Ben Carson
“Our founders were committed to a belief in the importance of life and liberty, and we must fight to see those rights extended to our children still in the womb.”
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Ben Carson
“Both parents came from big families: my mother had 23 siblings, and my father grew up with 13 brothers and sisters. They married when my father was 28 and my mother was 13. Many years later she confided that she was looking for a way to get out of a desperate home situation.”
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Ben Carson
“if you can read, honey, you can learn just about anything you want to know. The doors of the world are open to people who can read.
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Ben Carson
