“Abraham Lincoln once said, “All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my mother.”
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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.”
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Ben Carson
“Anyone who can't learn from other people's mistakes simply can't learn, and that;s all there is to it. There is value in the wrong way of doing things. The knowledge gained from errors contributes to our knowledge base.”
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Ben Carson
“The insidious nature of socialism, cloaked in a façade of compassion, makes it very dangerous to an uneducated and trusting populace. And as socialism creates dependency, it is well on its way to eliminating freedom of choice and incentives for high productivity and innovation.”
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Ben Carson
“Totalitarianism always starts with restrictions on the rights of others. We must avoid this at all costs. George Washington even said, “If the freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.”
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Ben Carson
“We can help our nation quite a bit if we refrain from getting into our respective corners and throwing hand grenades at each other, and instead try to understand the other’s viewpoint, reject the stifling of political correctness, and engage in intelligent civil discussion.”
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Ben Carson
“If 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.”
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Ben Carson
“Godliness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people. PROVERBS 14:34”
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Ben Carson
“Since Americans are by nature individualistic and entrepreneurial, by definition, then, the socialist program is anti-American, to say nothing of totalitarian. Socialism is an old dream. Some dreams are nightmares when put into practice.”
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Ben Carson
“Freedom cannot last long without education, because an uneducated populace is likely to be duped by tyrants. An educated populace cannot be easily manipulated and is the foundation of a strong society.”
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Ben Carson
“of Jesus Christ and my relationship to Him and remember that the One who created the universe can do anything. I also have evidence—my own experience—that God can do anything, because He changed me. From age 14, I began to focus on the future. My mother’s lessons—and those of several of my teachers—were at last paying off.”
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Ben Carson
“People are simply not willing to look at their problems honestly and admit that they have problems.”
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Ben Carson
“Influence could get me inside the door, but my productivity and the quality of my work were the real tests.”
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Ben Carson
“To do his best, one needs a confidence that says, "I can do anything, and if I can't do it, I know how to get help.”
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Ben Carson
