black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

My favorite subject was recess. Fortunately for me, I had a mother who believed I was smart.

Ben Carson

There’s no question that as science, knowledge and technology advance, that we will attempt to do more significant things. And there’s no question that we will always have to temper those things with ethics.
BEN CARSON

Advance Attempt Knowledge More No Question Science Significance Technology Thing
It’s very important for people to know themselves and understand what their value system is, because if you don’t know what your value system is, then you don’t know what risks are worth taking and which ones are worth avoiding.
BEN CARSON

Important Know People System Themselves Understand Value Very
We have much more in common with other people than we have apart.
BEN CARSON

Apart Common More Must Other People
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.
BEN CARSON

Ask Before Case Do Every Give Help Know Only Operate Pray To Wisdom
I would prefer to just continue to speak about truth and to speak about what makes sense.
BEN CARSON

Continue Make Prefer Sense Speak Truth
We need to find ways to elevate the expectations, particularly of those individuals who may start off on a lower socioeconomic rung, who might be seen as disadvantaged. But, you know, the reason I say be seen as disadvantaged, it’s because life is so short, and there’s so much that can change.
BEN CARSON

Elevate Expectation Find Individual Lower Need Off Out Particular Rung Socioeconomic Start Way
I just happen to believe that people are not stupid. And the way I will come at it is to educate people, help people to actually understand that it is that progressive movement that is causing them the problems.
BEN CARSON

Actual Belief Educate Happen Help Just People Stupid Understand Way
The Roman Empire was very, very much like us. They lost their moral core, their sense of values in terms of who they were. And after all of those things converged together, they just went right down the tubes very quickly.
BEN CARSON

Core Country Empire Like Lost More Sense Term Value Very Were
There is no one that we can afford to throw away.
BEN CARSON

Afford Away No One Throw
What I agree with is that we need a significantly changed taxation system. And the one that I’ve advocated is based on tithing, because I think God is a pretty fair guy. And he said, you know, if you give me a tithe, it doesn’t matter how much you make.
BEN CARSON

Agree Change Need Significantly System Taxation
Corporations are not in business to be social-welfare organizations; they are there to make money.
BEN CARSON

Business Corporation Make Money Organization Social Welfare
This is a country for, of, and by the people not for, of, and by the government. If we turn it over to them we cannot complain about what they’re doing because this is a natural course of men and we have to hold their feet to the fire.
BEN CARSON

Complain Country Government Over People Them Turn
We need to understand that we are not each others’ enemies in this country. And it is only the political class that derives its power by creating friction. It is only the media that derives its importance by creating friction… that uses every little thing to create this chasm between people. This is not who we are.
BEN CARSON

Class Country Create Derive Each Enemy Need Not Other Political Power Understand
Evolution and creationism both require faith. It’s just a matter of where you choose to place that faith.
BEN CARSON

Both Celebration Choose Evolution Faith Matter Palin Require
We live in a country that used to have a can-do attitude, and now we have a ‘what-can-you-do-for-me?’ attitude, and what I try to do is find ways that we can develop common ground.
BEN CARSON

Attitude Country Find Live Try Use Way What
Illogical thinkers throw names and slurs around because they have no arguments with which to rebut their opponents. Rational people have to keep hammering their points home.
BEN CARSON

Argument Around Illogical Name Opponent Rebut Slur Thinker

My favorite subject was recess. Fortunately for me, I had a mother who believed I was smart.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

My favorite subject was recess. Fortunately for me, I had a mother who believed I was smart.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Ben Carson Quotes