America 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. If you give me a tithe, it doesn’t matter how much you make.
BENJAMIN CARSONWhy would I want to run for Congress and continue to get tainted with all the things that people get tainted with as they come along the system.
More Benjamin Carson Quotes
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Education does not necessarily make one wise?
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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.
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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.
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When I look at the human brain I’m still in awe of it.
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America became a great nation early on not because it was flooded with politicians, but because it was flooded with people who understood the value of personal responsibility, hard work, creativity, innovation, and that’s what will get us on the right track now, as well.
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The brain can process two million bits of information per second. It remembers everything you’ve ever seen, everything you’ve ever heard.
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We’re not planning for the future. If we continue to spend ourselves into oblivion, we are going to destroy this nation.
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I grew up in the inner city and have spent a lot of time there and have dealt with a lot of patients from that area and recognize that we cannot have a strong nation if we have weak inner cities.
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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.
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We turned our back on Israel, our ally. You know, and a situation like that, of course [Barack]Obama’s not going to be able to do anything. I would shore up our military first, because if you don’t get the military right, nothing else is going to work.
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I actually don’t think that I’m that much smarter than anybody else. It’s just that I frequently just seem to know what to do, and I think that’s wisdom.
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When I entered high school I was an A-student, but not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to hang out with the guys.
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The mind controls so much of the body. We are much more than flesh and blood; we are complex systems.
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If we set our priority “the removal of all risk”, we’ll soon have sterile, stagnant, and unstimulating learning environments.
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Our children need to see and hear about more black role models in many fields so they can make better choices.
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There’s absolutely no reason at all that physicians, scientists, shouldn’t be involved in things that affect all of us.
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Resist this war on God, freedom of religion and freedom of speech.
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We need to be on a war footing. We need to understand that our nation is in grave danger.
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There is no job more important than parenting. This I believe.
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You know, I’m a physician. I like to diagnose things. And, you know, I’ve diagnosed some pretty, pretty significant issues that I think a lot of people resonate with.
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Beware the abuse of Power. Both by those we disagree with, as well as those we may agree with
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Why I’ve advocated a proportional tax system. You make $10 billion, you pay a billion. You make $10, you pay one. And everybody gets treated the same way. And you get rid of the deductions, you get rid of all the loopholes.
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I like the idea of a proportional tax. That way you pay according to your ability.
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Rather than reacting to every risk we hear and see, we should make an effort to discern which ones we can do something about.
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What is important – what I consider success – is that we make a contribution to our world.
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If we allow ourselves to dwell on negatives, on hurts, on mistreatments, we will be negative thinkers. So be open to positive thinking, THINK BIG!
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