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We create our own destiny by the way we do things. We have to take advantage of opportunities and be responsible for our choices.

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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.
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My mother told me if I work hard and I really believed in American principles and I believed in God, anything is possible. That's why I'm not anxious to give away American values and principles for the sake of political correctness.
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Even if somebody disagrees with you, their life is still valuable.
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No matter who you are,no matter what you do-do not be too big for GOD.
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We need to be willing to stand up and speak up for what we believe.
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Occasionally I talk with people who see doctors as people who do nothing but give of themselves and never receive from anyone else - especially not from their patients. That is totally false. The longer I remain in my profession, the more I realize how much I receive from those who come to me for help.
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Every person is endowed with God-given abilities, and we must cultivate every ounce of talent we have in order to maintain our pinnacle position in the world.
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What the Muslim Brotherhood said in the explanatory memorandum that was discovered during the Holy Land Foundation Trial was that, they will take advantage of our PC attitude to get us.
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The point is, we can decry the dangers we face or ignore them or even allow ourselves to be paralyzed by fear.
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In general I was a good kid. It usually took a lot to make me mad. But once I reached the boiling point, I lost all rational control. Totally without thinking, when my anger was aroused, I grabbed the nearest brick, rock, or stick to bash someone. It was as if I had no conscious will in the matter.
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I want the government to provide the military so we don't get invaded by somebody and destroyed. I want the government to provide the roads so I can get from point A to B. In terms of taking care of my day to day needs, I want to do that myself. I want my community to do that.
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(I'm) the only one to take out half a brain, although you would think, if you go to Washington, that someone had beat me to it.
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