Benjamin Carson Quotes
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I serve God, and my purpose is to please Him, and if God be for you, who can be against you?
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I have to come to realize that God does not want to punish us, but rather, to fulfill our lives. God created us, loves us and wants to help us to realize our potential so that we can be useful to others.
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America became a great nation early on not because it was flooded with politicians, but because it was flooded with people who understood the value of personal responsibility, hard work, creativity, innovation, and that's what will get us on the right track now, as well.
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There is no job more important than parenting. This I believe.
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If we don't get the military right nothing else matters.
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I always pray for God's guidance in my life and he always provides it. He opens the right doors he shuts the right doors. And I have tremendous faith in him. He just guided my career in an amazing way.
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Nobody is starving on the streets. We've always taken care of them. We take care of our own; we always have. It is not the government's responsibility.
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No matter who you are,no matter what you do-do not be too big for GOD.
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I'm the only one to take out half a brain, although you would think, if you go to Washington, that someone had beat me to it.
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Education does not necessarily make one wise?
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I was perhaps the worst student you have ever seen. You know, I thought I was stupid, all my classmates thought I was stupid, so there was general agreement.
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The thing that is probably most important is having a brain, and to be able to figure things out and learn things very rapidly.
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No duty, however, binds us to these so-called laws, whose corrupting influence menaces what is noblest in our being.
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I have no problem whatsoever with allowing gay people to live as they please, as long as they don't try to impose their lifestyle on everyone else.
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We're not planning for the future. If we continue to spend ourselves into oblivion, we are going to destroy this nation.
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It's very difficult to speak to a large group of people these days and not offend someone. I know people walk around with their feelings on their shoulders waiting for you to say something - ahh - did you hear that? And they can't hear anything else you say. The PC police are out in force at all times.
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The person who has the most to do what happens to you in life is you. Not somebody else and not the environment.
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What we need to do in this PC world is forget about unanimity of speech and unanimity of thought and we need to concentrate on being respectful of those people with whom we disagree.
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When we are confronted by failure and mistakes, we can leave them behind and go on with our lives.
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We need to be willing to stand up and speak up for what we believe.
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I 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?
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By thinking big, we can transform our world.
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Success is determined not by whether or not you face obstacles, but by your reaction to them. And if you look at these obstacles as a containing fence, they become your excuse for failure. If you look at them as a hurdle, each one strengthens you for the next.
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Anyone with a normal brain can do almost anything.