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Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story

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“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.”

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“To THINK BIG and to use our talents doesn't mean we won't have difficulties along the way. We will—we all do. How we view those problems determines how we end up. 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.”However, if we choose to see the obstacles as hurdles, we can leap over them. Successful people don't have fewer problems. They have determined that nothing will stop them from going forward.Whatever direction we choose, if we can realize that every hurdle we jump strengthens and prepares us for the next one, we're already on the way to success.”

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Source: Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (1990), p. 232

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“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.”

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“Successful people don't have fewer problems. They have determined that nothing will stop them from going forward.”

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“By reading so much, my vocabulary automatically improved along with my comprehension.”

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“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?”

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“It's not what you do but that kind of job you do that makes the difference.”

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