“Rather than trying to control or confiscate guns, it might be smarter to offer free, public gun-safety courses. In countries like Switzerland, every man within a certain age range is required to possess a gun and to know how to use it, and Switzerland has one of the lowest gun homicide rates in the world.”
                            
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                                Ben Carson
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
             
                
                
                
            
         
                                
                            
                                
“Political correctness has thrown a veil of silence over our important discussions. Rather than asking those with whom we disagree to clearly state their case, we set up rules of political correctness that mandate that their perspective must be the same as ours. We then demonize those with whom we disagree and as a result fail to reach any consensus that might solve our problems.”
                            
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                                Ben Carson
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
             
                
                
                
            
         
                                
                            
                                
“As a Christian, I am not the least bit offended by the beliefs of Hindus, Buddhists, Muslims, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Mormons, and so forth. In fact, I am delighted to know that they believe in something that is more likely to make them into a reasonable human being, as long as they don’t allow the religion to be distorted by those seeking power and wealth.”
                            
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                                Ben Carson
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
             
                
                
                
            
         
                                
                            
                                
“The bottom line was that we have only ourselves to blame. We create our own destiny by the way we do things. We have to take advantage of opportunities”
                            
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                                Ben Carson
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
             
                
                
                
            
         
                                
                            
                                
“If you're good, you'll be recognized. Because people, even if they're prejudiced, are going to want the best. You just have to make being the best your goal in life.”
                            
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                                Ben Carson
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
             
                
                
                
            
         
                                
                            
                                
“I sank down on the toilet, sharp mental pictures of other temper fits filling my mind. I saw my anger, clenched my fists against my rage. I wouldn’t be any good for anything if I couldn’t change. My poor mother, I thought. She believes in me. Not even she knows how bad I am. Misery engulfed me in darkness. “If you don’t do this for me, God, I’ve got no place else to go.” At one point I’d slipped out of the bathroom long enough to grab a Bible. Now I opened it and”
                            
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                                Ben Carson
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
             
                
                
                
            
         
                                
                            
                                
“By reading so much, my vocabulary automatically improved along with my comprehension.”
                            
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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
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
             
                
                
                
            
         
                                
                            
                                
“They forbid the use of the word slavery by conservatives, the mention of Nazism by conservatives, or the mention of homosexuality in anything other than a positive context, to name a few of their rules.”
                            
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                                Ben Carson
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
             
                
                
                
            
         
                                
                            
                                
“70,000 to 100,000 births; twins joined at the head occur only once in 2 to 2.5 million births. Siamese twins received their name because of the birthplace (Siam) of Chang and Eng (1811 - 1874) whom P.T. Barnum exhibited across America and Europe. Most cranio pagus Siamese twins die at birth or shortly afterward. So far as we know, not more than 50 attempts had previously been made to separate such twins. Of those, less than ten operations have resulted in two fully normal children. Aside from the skill of the operating surgeons, the success depends largely on how much and what kind of tissue the babies share. Occipital cranio pugus twins (such as the Binders) had never before been separated with both surviving.”
                            
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                                Ben Carson
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
             
                
                
                
            
         
                                
                            
                                
“Tell the truth. If you tell the truth all the time you don't have to worry three months down the line about what you said three months earlier. Truth is always the truth. You won't have to complicate your life by trying to cover up.”
                            
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                                Ben Carson
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
             
                
                
                
            
         
                                
                            
                                
“Laws and regulations should be designed to address normal situations, while providing special mechanisms for the creation of exceptions in abnormal situations.”
                            
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                                Ben Carson
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
             
                
                
                
            
         
                                
                            
                                
“unity is possible among the people of our nation with the right kind of leadership. But we the people must for ourselves determine that we will be indivisible regardless of the leadership, and we must exercise our ability to identify the divisive forces and vote them out of office.”
                            
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                                Ben Carson
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
             
                
                
                
            
         
                                
                            
                                
“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
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
             
                
                
                
            
         
                                
                            
                                
“No matter who you are,no matter what you do-do not be too big for GOD.”
                            
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                                Ben Carson