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When I entered high school I was an A-student, but not for long. I

When I entered high school I was an A-student, but not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to hang out with the guys. I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student, but I didnt care. I was getting the high fives and the low fives and the pats on the back. I was cool. – Benjamin Carson

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This is a country for, of, and by the people not for, of, and by the government. If we turn it over to them we cannot complain about what theyre doing because this is a natural course of men and we have to hold their feet to the fire. – Benjamin Carson

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I think one of the keys to leadership is recognizing that everybody has gifts and talents. A good leader will learn how to harness those gifts toward the same goal. – Benjamin Carson

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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. – Benjamin Carson

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A guys biggest style mistake is definitely trying to look too cool. As long as youve got a good pair of jeans, a good pair of boots and a few good shirts, youre fine. – Luke Evans

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The second we see somebody on the street or meet someone, we make snap judgments about them, about who they are and why we wouldnt necessarily sit with them or why we would or whats cool or not cool. – Max Cannon

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cool

I have, I admit, a low tolerance for detached chronicling and cool analysis. – Leslie Fiedler

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cool

I love the song El Rey. And for years, I never knew what the song was totally about. It was something new for me. Id never sung a song in Spanish before. Then I got the translation and saw what a really cool song it was. – George Strait

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If we go on the way we have, the fault is our greed and if we are not willing to change, we will disappear from the face of the globe, to be replaced by the insect. – Jacques Yves Cousteau

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