Ben Carson Quotes

I'm probably never going to be politically correct because I'm not a politician. I don't want to be a politician. Because politicians do what is politically expedient — I want to do what's right.

There are a group of people who would like to silence everybody and have everyone go along to get along. But that's not going to be very helpful for us in the long run in terms of solving our problems, and someone has to be courageous enough to actually stand up to the bullies.

Evolution and creationism both require faith.

I'm convinced that we all harvest the fruits of our labors.

What is important – what I consider success – is that we make a contribution to our world.

Reading is the way out of ignorance, and the road to achievement.

If things do go badly, will I wonder for the rest of my life what I might have done to help?

We cannot allow ourselves to be prejudiced against a subject, based upon what someone else has said or just upon the difficulty we encounter in learning.

So I'm going to say my prayers tonight before I go to sleep. I hope you'll do the same. I believe if we do that, we'll all have less to worry about tomorrow.

Faith, by definition, is a risk.

The outstanding doctor constantly emphasized the humanitarian aspect of medical care.

"Why risk?" I responded. "It should be, why not to risk?"

Use PMA: Positive Mental Attitude.

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.”<p>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.<p>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.

The more we think about risk, the more risk seem to be.