Frasi di Benjamin Carson

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“Non ho alcun problema con lo Stato di Palestina. Ma deve proprio stare lungo il confine del territorio israeliano? È proprio necessario oppure si può spostare più giù in Egitto?”

“[…] la riforma Obamacare penso che sia davvero la cosa peggiore che sia mai successa, dopo la schiavitù. E in un certo senso […] è schiavitù perché… perché ci rende tutti sottomessi al Governo. Non è mai stata una questione di assistenza sanitaria, ma di controllo.”

“[…] ho fatto conoscenza con Donald Trump durante gli ultimi anni. In realtà è un uomo molto intelligente che ha davvero a cuore l'America. Ci sono due Donald Trump discordanti. C'è quello che si vede sul palco e c'è quello che è piuttosto cerebrale, si siede a fare considerazioni con molta attenzione. Si può avere una buona conversazione con lui, ed è il Donald Trump che vedrete sempre più spesso.”

“Seguo l'islam con attenzione e ho dovuto rassegnarmi al fatto che ogni musulmano è obbligato a seguire la sharia: la legge del taglio della mano e della lapidazione. E ho scoperto che no, la sharia è immutabile, oggi come mille anni fa. Questo è in contrasto con i diritti delle donne, dei bambini, dei gay e di tutte le persone libere. Qualcuno mi smentisca e io cambierò idea.”

“I think the likelihood of Hitler being able to accomplish his goals would have been greatly diminished if the people had been armed… I'm telling you there is a reason these dictatorial people take the guns first.”

“We are still able to grow as long as we are alive.”

“I was confident that something good would come out of yet another difficult and disappointing case.”

“We'd be Cuba if there were no Fox News.”

“The mind, once stretched by an idea, never returns to its original dimension.”

“I have sunshine in my heart regardless of conditions around me.”

“Every time I open a child's head and see a brain, I marvel at the mystery: This is what makes every one of us who we are. This is what hold all our memories, all our thoughts, all our dreams. This is what makes us different from each other in millions of ways.”

“Often the willingness to think differently about a problem and then risk sharing the idea with others certainly pay off.”

“If there is a God and you believe in him, you know the best is yet to come.”

“I realized my obligations to others should be greater than my obligations to myself.”

“It wasn't that I had to be first in everything, but I should have been number one.”

“Putin is a one-horse country.”

“I don't consider myself a “religious” person at all. I am, however, a person of enormous faith.”

“If we set our priority “the removal of all risk”, we'll soon have sterile, stagnant, and unstimulating learning environments.”

“I'm probably never going to be politically correct because I'm not a politician. I don't want to be a politician. Because politicians do what is politically expedient — I want to do what's right.”

“I thank God for all the people whom God sent into my life, the people who gave their best so that I could learn to give my best.”

“If we allow ourselves to dwell on negatives, on hurts, on mistreatments, we will be negative thinkers. So be open to positive thinking, THINK BIG!”

“I want people to understand that we, the American people, are not each other's enemies. The real enemies are those people who are trying to divide us into every little possible group.”

“Surrendering to fear and allowing ourselves to be paralyzed by peril isn't something most of us can afford to do.”

“Stop thinking about failing.”

“Give your best. Settle for nothing less than doing your best for yourself and for others.”

“I need the Lord's guidance on what to do… I asked God for wisdom.”

“I learned that with great responsibility often come great honor and opportunity.”

“I always pray before any of the operations.”

“You never know how useful even seemingly insignificant knowledge can be.”

“The PC police are out in force at all times. … We've reached the point where people are afraid to actually talk about what they want to say.”

“The greatest and most valuable resources we have for making crucial decision are knowledge and the amazing brainpower God gave human beings when he created us. That's certainly true for deciding our best response to any risk we ever face.”

“Nobody can hinder you from doing what you want, if that's what you set your mind to. You can always find a hook to hang excuses on, but they're only excuses. You don't have anyone to blame but yourself. Nobody else makes you fail.”

“Whenever I face a hard decision or a risky situation in life (personally or professionally), all my thinking, all my analysis, all my planning can be boiled down to four simple questions:
1. What is the best thing that can happen if I do this?
2. What is the worst thing that can happen if I do this?
3. What is the best thing that can happen if I don't do it?
4. What is the worst thing that can happen if I don't do it?”