“Marriage is between a man and a woman. No group, be they gays, be they NAMBLA, be they people who believe in bestiality, it doesn’t matter what they are – they don’t get to change the definition.”

I think God’s a pretty fair guy.

If God thinks proportionality is fair who are we to say that it is unfair?

There’s absolutely no reason at all that physicians, scientists, shouldn’t be involved in things that affect all of us.

By thinking big, we can transform our world.

The left, of course, will say Carson doesn’t believe in the Geneva Convention, Carson doesn’t believe in fighting stupid wars. And – and what we have to remember is we want to utilize the tremendous intellect that we have in the military to win wars.

I have no problem with being vetted. What I do have a problem with is being lied about and then putting that as truth.

We need to be willing to stand up and speak up for what we believe.

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

I would prefer that in the Republican party, we not engage in trying to destroy each other, because all that does is hand the election over to the Democrats.

We need to be on a war footing. We need to understand that our nation is in grave danger.

God would grant all of us wisdom, calm, and peace, that his presence would be in the operating room, and that his will might be done.

If we commit ourselves to reading thus increasing our knowledge, only God limits how far we can go in this world.

You have to try, you have to try everything you can.

I hope we, the American people, can come to the understanding that we are not each other’s enemies. The enemies are those who are stoking the flames of division, trying to divide us into every category.

Our children need to see and hear about more black role models in many fields so they can make better choices.

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

I think also there was a lot of coming to terms with where I am in life, where I fit in as a gay man in America, and getting more comfortable with who I am.

I’m not the guy in the dress with the blood and the unrequited gay whatever – which, according to my psychiatrist, my gayness is a form of narcissism but you’ll have to ask him about that.

Even there, [Barack] Obama’s generals, his Pentagon, they’re telling him what to do. And the force for gay rights is inevitable. And you can say Obama will help us, and maybe he will, but only if we have something on the ground that will make him help us.

Part of me looks at the gay movement now and worries that we’re losing our individuality.

A lot of people come up to me all the time and say thank you for helping me be who I am. So my thing wasn’t just about sexuality. It was about anyone who felt different; anyone who felt out of place. Being gay was one part of it.

My family knew I was gay when I was 15, long before I got famous. But it’s a very different thing coming out to your family and coming out to the universe. That’s a big step.

I’m gay for Jesus, fill me with your grace. Pour your love all over me, but please aim away from my face.

And being gay isn’t so easy, either I’ve always said that if anyone ever thought I was straight they must need glasses – but when I finally came out and said, “Yes, I do sleep with men and I’m gay,” yeah, I lost record sales. There’s no question – big, big time.