“We all have choices in the way we react to the words we hear. Our lives and the lives of all those around us will be significantly improved if we choose to react positively rather than negatively.”
                            
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                                Ben Carson
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
             
                
                
                
            
         
                                
                            
                                
“It’s time for voters to reject politicians of both parties who continue to jeopardize the financial future of our nation. These people must be replaced with individuals who understand how to balance a budget and reduce our debt by stimulating growth and implementing financial restraint.”
                            
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                                Ben Carson
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
             
                
                
                
            
         
                                
                            
                                
“Today our nation is in such shambles that it appears that almost anyone could do a better job of execution than the current leaders. The principal problem appears to be a lack of congruency between the president and the people. His goal seems to be a utopian society managed by the government, rather than the free, self-governing society that the founders left us. Americans want to be free, and the president’s approval ratings indicate that “we the People” do not agree with his goals. I pray that the next president will have a set of values that matches those of the majority of Americans. I pray that he will use his power to encourage the “can-do” attitude that characterized America’s rapid ascent to the pinnacle of the world.”
                            
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                                Ben Carson
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
             
                
                
                
            
         
                                
                            
                                
“I have to come to realize that God does not want to punish us, but rather, to fulfill our lives. God created us, loves us and wants to help us to realize our potential so that we can be useful to others.”
                            
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                                Ben Carson
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
             
                
                
                
            
         
                                
                            
                                
“It's not what you do but that kind of job you do that makes the difference.”
                            
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                                Ben Carson
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
             
                
                
                
            
         
                                
                            
                                
“All citizens need to arm themselves with a basic knowledge of American history and stay abreast of current events, analyzing them with respect to history. Knowledge is power and at a time when the people are becoming increasingly impotent while the government grows larger and more powerful, it is vital that we arm ourselves with knowledge.”
                            
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                                Ben Carson
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
             
                
                
                
            
         
                                
                            
                                
“When someone is being particularly mean and nasty, I simply think to myself, he or she used to be a cute little baby, I wonder what happened?”
                            
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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
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
             
                
                
                
            
         
                                
                            
                                
“If most of the people in the country believe that America is generally fair and decent, it becomes more difficult for Saul Alinsky types to recruit change agents and for those on the Far Left to undermine our Constitution. Hence the constant bad-mouthing of our nation to impressionable young people, preparing them to be ripe for manipulation at the appropriate time.”
                            
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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
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
             
                
                
                
            
         
                                
                            
                                
“Today we produce only 60,000 to 70,000 engineers per year, 40 percent of whom are foreigners, while China produces over 400,000 engineers per year.”
                            
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“began to read in Proverbs. Immediately I saw a string of verses about angry people and how they get themselves into trouble. Proverbs 16:32 impressed me the most: “He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city” (RSV). My lips moved wordlessly as I continued to read. I felt as though the verses had been written just to me, for me. The words of Proverbs condemned me, but they also gave me hope. After a while peace begin to fill my mind. My hands stopped shaking. The tears stopped. During those hours alone in the bathroom,”
                            
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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
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
             
                
                
                
            
         
                                
                            
                                
“Many well-meaning Americans have bought into the PC speech code, thinking that by being extra careful not to offend anyone we will achieve unity. What they fail to realize is that this is a false unity that prevents us from talking about important issues and is a Far Left strategy to paralyze us while they change our nation. People have been led to become so sensitive that fault can be found in almost anything anyone says because somewhere, somehow, someone will be offended by it. To stop this, Americans need to recognize what is happening, speak up courageously, avoid fearful or angry responses, and ignore the barking and snarling as we put political correctness to bed forever.”
                            
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“made more than a century ago? Certain individuals feel that the United States cannot be forgiven for slavery until reparations are made to the descendants of slaves. This belief goes back to Mosaic laws requiring anyone who caused harm to someone else to make reparations to that individual or to the family if the”
                            
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                                Ben Carson