Benjamin Carson Quotes

There is a tendency of people to try to make you believe only a few people are smart. As a brain surgeon, I know better than that.

As a pediatric neurosurgeon, I frequently faced life and death situations, and had to come up with the right diagnosis, the right plan, and execute that plan frequently with other colleagues.

It does not matter where we come from or what we look like. If we recognize our abilities, are willing to learn and to use what we know in helping others, we will always have a place in the world.

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

Uninformed people can be easily manipulated.

Obamacare is really I think the worst thing that has happened in this nation since slavery.

God has given to every one of us more than fourteen billion cells and connections in our brain. Now why would God give us such a complex organ system unless He expects us to use it?

Our schools too often want to shut people up so they can't talk about real solutions. People who think differently tend to clam up because they think something is wrong with their ideas.

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

Every person is endowed with God-given abilities, and we must cultivate every ounce of talent we have in order to maintain our pinnacle position in the world.

Education does not necessarily make one wise?

By thinking big, we can transform our world.

I am convinced that knowledge is power - to overcome the past, to change our own situations, to fight new obstacles, to make better decisions.

Corporations are not in business to be social-welfare organizations; they are there to make money.

Here is the treasure chest of the world - the public library, or a bookstore.

If we would spend on education half the amount of money that we currently lavish on sports and entertainment, we could provide complete and free education for every student in this country.

Knowledge makes people special. Knowledge enriches life itself.

The doors of the world are opened to people who can read.

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.

Kids have what I call a built-in hypocrisy antenna that comes up and blocks out what you're saying when you're being a hypocrite.

A truly moral nation enacts policies that encourage personal responsibility and discourage self-destructive behavior by not subsidizing people who live irresponsibly and make poor choices.

If we acknowledge our need for God, he will help us.

We get out of life what we put into it. The way we treat others is the way we ourselves get treated.

Always give your best and try to figure out how to do an even better job.

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

The outstanding doctor constantly emphasized the humanitarian aspect of medical care.

When I treat other people with kindness and love, it is part of my way of paying my debt to God and the world for the privilege of living on this planet.

If we develop in-depth knowledge, it will enable us to give our best to others and help to make a better world.

I serve God, and my purpose is to please Him, and if God be for you, who can be against you?

No matter how good you are at planning, the pressure never goes away. So I don't fight it. I feed off it. I turn pressure into motivation to do my best.

There is no job more important than parenting. This I believe.

People are simply not willing to look at their problems honestly and admit that they have problems.

Beware the abuse of Power. Both by those we disagree with, as well as those we may agree with

I don't worry about things that aren't important.

We need to start thinking about the needs of the American people before we go and solve everybody else's problems.

I like the idea of a proportional tax. That way you pay according to your ability.

I think of success as reaching beyond ourselves and helping other people in specific ways.

I'm convinced that we all harvest the fruits of our labors.

When I look at the human brain I'm still in awe of it.

I got involved with classical music when I was in high school and it's followed me throughout my entire life and probably had a profound effect on my life.

What do lawyers learn in law school? They learn to win... What we've got to start thinking about is how do we solve problems.

I always say if God didn't allow any bad things to happen we would already be in heaven, and we are not there.

Middle East has been in turmoil for thousands of years. For us to think that we're going to in there and fix that with a couple of little bombs and a few little decorations is relatively foolish.

You need an incredible amount of self-confidence to go digging around in someone's brain.

God has opened many doors of opportunity throughout my lifetime, but I believe the greatest of those doors was allowing me to be born in the United States of America.

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.

Economics is not brain surgery.

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.

The government is supposed to respond to the will of the people. Not dictate to the people what they are doing.

There is no such thing as an average human being. If you have a normal brain, you are superior.