“Having a ballot referendum on an important issue is a farce if a federal judge can throw out the results and impose his or her own will in place of the will of the people.”
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Ben Carson
“Abraham Lincoln once said, “All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my mother.”
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Ben Carson
“When I entered Yale, I had to face two important facts about myself. First, though I could consider myself a smart enough person — I was not quite as smart as I thought I was. Second, I did not know how to do in-depth studying.”
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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
“or not they plan to keep the baby. They”
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Ben Carson
“all. Unfortunately, polarizing influences—such as unions that want what they want, gay rights groups, isolationists, and others who cannot or will not consider the opinions of others—have become stronger in recent years, robbing from the pool of moderate legislators and increasing the numbers”
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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
“being a member of a minority race doesn’t mean being a minority achiever.”
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Ben Carson
“heredity, but personal response is the final determining factor in our lives. And herein lies our area”
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Ben Carson
“If you hear how wonderful you are often enough, you begin to believe it, no matter how you try to resist it.”
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Ben Carson
“Those who love to talk will experience the consequences, for the tongue can kill or nourish life. PROVERBS 18:21”
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Ben Carson
“As it stands today we have too many lawyers in government — many of whom are very smart and decent people — but they are not immune from acting like lawyers. Consequently, we have far too much regulatory legislation. Also, what do many lawyers learn in law school? They learn to win by hook or by crook; it doesn’t matter how you fight as long as you win. Imagine a roomful of Democratic and Republican lawyers, each with one overriding goal to win, and this certainly helps one understand the distasteful partisan politics that characterizes Congress today.”
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Ben Carson
“I hope we can continue to find ways to encourage integrity in all aspects of government operations”
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Ben Carson
“Disagreement is part of being a person who has choices. One of those choices is to respect others and engage in intelligent conversation about differences of opinion without becoming enemies, eventually allowing us to move forward to compromise.”
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Ben Carson
“Sometimes one has to be humble enough to start at the bottom with a minimum-wage job even if you have a college degree. Once you get your foot in the door, you can prove your worth and rapidly move up the ladder. If you never get in the door, it is unlikely that you will rise to the top.”
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Ben Carson
