I think it's a fallacy that only people in elected office can come up with solutions that solve our problems. I just think maybe there's a different paradigm.
Benjamin CarsonEven if you're Bill Gates, you've got problems. I'm sure he would probably easily give a few billion dollars to get rid of all the problems that he has.
Benjamin CarsonA lot of people simply don't realize their potential because they're just so risk adverse. They just don't want to take the risk.
Benjamin CarsonThere are a group of people who would like to silence everybody and have everyone go along to get along, but thatโs 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.
Benjamin CarsonThat's the only way we're going to get through these programs. That is true compassion. Having people become dependent on others is not compassion at all.
Benjamin CarsonI think what's happening with the veterans is a gift from God to show us what happens when you take layers and layers of bureaucracy and place them between the patients and the health care provider. And if we can't get it right, with the relatively small number of veterans, how in the world are you going to do it with the entire population?
Benjamin Carson