Intelligent people tend to talk about the facts. They don't sit around and call each other names. That's what you can find on a third grade playground.
Benjamin CarsonIf we make every attempt to increase out knowledge in order to use it for human good, it will make a difference in us and in our world.
Benjamin CarsonI would prefer to just continue to speak about truth and to speak about what makes sense.
Benjamin CarsonIn the old days of America when communities were separated by hundreds of miles, why were they able to thrive? Because if it was harvest time and the farmer was up in the tree picking apples and fell down and broke his leg, everybody pitched in and harvested his crops for him. If somebody got killed by a bear, everybody took care of their family.
Benjamin CarsonCompassion, however, should mean providing a mechanism to escape poverty rather than simply maintaining people in an impoverished state by supplying handouts. By doing this we give them an opportunity to elevate their personal situations, which eventually decreases our need to take care of them and empowers them to be able to exercise compassion toward others.
Benjamin Carson