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Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
Ben Carson
Top 10 Best Quotes
“Success is determined not by whether or not you face obstacles, but by your reaction to them. And if you look at these obstacles as a containing fence, they become your excuse for failure. If you look at them as a hurdle, each one strengthens you for the next.”
“Successful people don't have fewer problems. They have determined that nothing will stop them from going forward.”
“To THINK BIG and to use our talents doesn't mean we won't have difficulties along the way. We will--we all do. If we choose to see the obstacles in our path as barriers, we stop trying. "We can't win," we moan. "They won't let us win.”
“...I became acutely aware of an unusual ability--a divine gift, I believe--of extraordinary eye and hand coordination. It’s my belief that God gives us all gifts, special abilities that we have the privilege of developing to help us serve Him and humanity. And the gift of eye and hand coordination has been an invaluable asset in surgery. This gift goes beyond eye-hand coordination, encompassing the ability to understand physical relationships, to think in three dimensions. Good surgeons must understand the consequences of each action, for they’re often not able to see what’s happening to see on the other side of the area in which the area they’re actually working.”
“I'm a good neurosugeon. That's not a boast but a way of acknowledging the innate ability God has given to me. Beginning with determination and using my gifted hands, I went on for training and sharpening for my skills. ”
“I came to realize that if people could make me angry they could could control me. Why should I give someone else such power over my life?”
“No knowledge is ever wasted.”
“It's not what you do but that kind of job you do that makes the difference.”
“By reading so much, my vocabulary automatically improved along with my comprehension.”
“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. And”
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