“Ben learned an important lesson: sometimes to survive you need to face your fear and overcome it.”
―
Ben Carson
“No group of American citizens should be singled out for extra taxation and no group should be spared taxation on the federal level.”
―
Ben Carson
“Influence could get me inside the door, but my productivity and the quality of my work were the real tests.”
―
Ben Carson
“I came to realize that if people could make me angry they could could control me. Why should I give someone else such power over my life?”
―
Ben Carson
“It mattered not what color your skin was on the outside, but rather what the condition was of your heart and mind inside.”
―
Ben Carson
“Before GOD,no god,after him,there will be no GOD.”
―
Ben Carson
“We were very poor. But between the covers of books I could go anywhere, I could be anybody, I could do anything. I began to read about people of great accomplishment. As I read those stories, I began to see a connecting thread. I began to see that the person who had the most to do with you and what happened to you in life, is you. You make decisions. You decide how much energy you want to put behind that decision.”
―
Ben Carson
“Promoting the general welfare does mean that the government should do things that enhance the lives of its citizens. The government should build and maintain infrastructure that supports population growth, business, and self-improvement endeavors. It should not, however, meddle in the affairs of all the citizens or control every aspect of their lives, as is done in many communist and socialist countries.”
―
Ben Carson
“When the vision of the U.S. government included guarding the rights of people but staying out of their way, America was an economic engine more powerful than anything the world had ever witnessed.”
―
Ben Carson
“It’s time for voters to reject politicians of both parties who continue to jeopardize the financial future of our nation. These people must be replaced with individuals who understand how to balance a budget and reduce our debt by stimulating growth and implementing financial restraint.”
―
Ben Carson
“God cares about every area of our lives, and God wants us to ask for help.”
―
Ben Carson
“God has an overall plan for people’s lives and the details get worked out along the way, even though we usually have no idea what’s going on.”
―
Ben Carson
“If we acknowledge our need for God, he will help us.”
―
Ben Carson
“I practiced in Australia for one year as a neurosurgeon, and my malpractice premiums were only $200 a year at that time. Compare this with the $300,000 malpractice insurance fee assessed on a litigation-free neurosurgeon in Philadelphia today.”
―
Ben Carson
