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"Interview: Dr. Benjamin Carson Talks Race, Politics and Life After Medicine", The Christian Post (March 8, 2013)
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I would like people to recognize in looking at my story that the person who has the most to do with what happens to you is you. It's not the environment, it's not the other people who were there trying to help you or trying to stop you. It's what you decide to do and how much effort you put behind it.

— Ben Carson

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I would like people to recognize in looking at my story that the person who has the most to do with what happens to you is you. It's not the environment, it's not the other people who were there trying to help you or trying to stop you. It's what you decide to do and how much effort you put behind it." in the context of ""Interview: Dr. Benjamin Carson Talks Race, Politics and Life After Medicine", The Christian Post (March 8, 2013)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Ben Carson

About Ben Carson

Benjamin Solomon "Ben" Carson, Sr. (born September 18, 1951) is an American retired neurosurgeon, author, and politician who served as the 17th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 2017 to 2021. He was a candidate for President of the United States in the 2016 Republican primaries. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the United States, by President George W. Bush in 2008.