Benjamin Carson Quotes

There's absolutely no reason at all that physicians, scientists, shouldn't be involved in things that affect all of us.

The left, of course, will say Carson doesn't believe in the Geneva Convention, Carson doesn't believe in fighting stupid wars. And - and what we have to remember is we want to utilize the tremendous intellect that we have in the military to win wars.

Anyone with a normal brain can do almost anything.

Why should I give someone else such power over my life?

I could easily have decided that life was cruel, that being black meant everything was stacked against me.

I grew up in the inner city and have spent a lot of time there and have dealt with a lot of patients from that area and recognize that we cannot have a strong nation if we have weak inner cities.

You have the ability to choose which way you want to go. You have to believe great things are going to happen in your life. Do everything you can - prepare, pray and achieve - to make it happen.

A great operation on the wrong patient is just as bad as a horrible operation on the right patient. So, you have to have all that together.

I consider myself a logical person and, you know, a lot of people try to categorize me in one way or another. You know, there are some of the things that I say that probably would be considered very much non-conservative. But I don't think really conservative or liberal; I think: What makes sense? What's going to help the American people? What's going to give them what they need? Not only in health care but in terms of jobs, in terms of education, in terms of a whole host of issues.

If we can redefine marriage as between two men or two women or any other way based on social pressures as opposed to between a man and a woman, we will continue to redefine it in any way that we wish, which is a slippery slope with a disastrous ending, as witnessed in the dramatic fall of the Roman Empire.

An important verity about knowledge is that the brain works most effectively with consciously retained information. We more easily remember what we want to recall later. When we feed our fourteen billion brain cells with information that will enrich us and help others, we are really learning to Think Big.

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.

I would prefer that in the Republican party, we not engage in trying to destroy each other, because all that does is hand the election over to the Democrats. I don't know why there is this penchant for snatching defeat out of the jaws of victory, they'll find some way to destroy themselves. And it is just maddening to see it happening.

Successful people don't have fewer problems. They have determined that nothing will stop them from going forward.

The thing that is probably most important is having a brain, and to be able to figure things out and learn things very rapidly.

Call it whatever you need to call it to make it feel good to you. But the fact of the matter is, I've been in lots of place growing up and listening to people tell great tales of sexual conquest. It is an immature thing to do -

Occasionally I talk with people who see doctors as people who do nothing but give of themselves and never receive from anyone else - especially not from their patients. That is totally false. The longer I remain in my profession, the more I realize how much I receive from those who come to me for help.

I came away with the idea that respect is really the solution. We need to teach young people to respect authority - particularly, respect the law.

In my own personal life, God plays a great role in the risk, because I pray before I go into the operating room for every case, and I ask him to give me wisdom, to help me to know what to do - and not only for operating, but for everything.

Why I've advocated a proportional tax system. You make $10 billion, you pay a billion. You make $10, you pay one. And everybody gets treated the same way. And you get rid of the deductions, you get rid of all the loopholes.

Everybody has barriers and obstacles. If you look at them as containing fences that don't allow you to advance, then you're going to be a failure. If you look at them as hurdles that strengthen you each time you go over one, then you're going to be a success.

A lot of people who go into prison go into prison straight - and when they come out, they're gay.

We have the world's best military, even though he (President Barack Obama) has done everything he can to diminish it.

I wouldn't go to war over Ukraine.

It doesn't matter if you come from the inner city. People who fail in life are people who find lots of excuses. It's never too late for a person to recognize that they have potential in themselves.

I'm not even sure I like surgery, but I like what it does, I like the effects. I like to be able to give people longevity and quality of life, and I also think it's good for people to use the special gifts and talents that they have. And when I was in medical school, when I began to analyze the gifts and talents that I had, I realized that surgery would probably be a very good fit for me.

I consider myself a logical person and, you know, a lot of people try to categorize me in one way or another.

People all over the nation are starved for honesty and common sense.

The key is to cut out the middleman and empower both doctor and patient with information about what things cost.

Things that Hillary Clinton advocates are antithetical to Christian values: killing babies, redefining institutions established by God.

Why would I want to run for Congress and continue to get tainted with all the things that people get tainted with as they come along the system.

The person who has the most to do what happens to you in life is you. Not somebody else and not the environment.

Just because somebody happens to disagree with you about something doesn't mean that they become your mortal enemy and that you should try to destroy them and destroy their life and destroy their family.

I know a lot of people in Washington would say, well, you know, indigent people can't manage their health savings account. They're too stupid. But they're not too stupid. Somebody has a diabetic foot ulcer, they learn very quickly not to go the emergency room where it costs five times more to take care of it. They go to the clinic.

I have sunshine in my heart regardless of conditions around me.

I don't believe that expressing your opinion, regardless of who is there, is being rude. And it's a shame that we've reached a level in our country where we think that you don't have the right to put your opinion out there.

Happiness doesn't result from what we get, but from what we give.

Of course, no religious test for the presidency - every faith adds to our national character.

Our strength as a nation comes in our unity. We are the United States of America, not the divided states. And those who want to divide us are trying to divide us, and we shouldn't let them do it.

If I was trying to destroy this country, what I would do is find a way to drive wedges between all the people, drive the debt to an unsustainable level, and then step off the stage as a world leader and let our enemies increase while we decreased our capacity as a military person. And that's what [Hillary Clinton] doing.

Whoever wins in 2016, I'm pretty sure it's going to be a Republican, I think they should make it their goal to seal that border within a year.

Do not underestimate the importance of feeling special.

It's a very wise thing for people to rationally sit down and look at what the risks are not only on a daily basis, on a weekly basis, on a monthly basis, on a yearly basis, on a lifetime basis, and then plan one's life accordingly.

A good surgeon doesn't just concentrate on technical ability, but also on the appropriateness of what you're doing.

Everyone in the world worth being nice to. Because God never creates inferior human beings, each person deserves respect and dignity.

If we recognize our talents and use them appropriately, and choose a field that uses those talents, we will rise to the top of our field.

By reading so much, my vocabulary automatically improved along with my comprehension.

I do not want to get rid of the safety net, I want to get rid of dependency.