black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

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.

Ben Carson

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

Absolute Affect All Involve No Physician Reason Scientist Thing Us
I detest politics, to be honest with you. It’s a cesspool. And I don’t think I would fare well in that cesspool because I don’t believe in political correctness and I certainly don’t believe in dishonesty.
BEN CARSON

Cesspool Detest Fare Honest Politics Think Well
We are more than just flesh and bones. There’s a certain spiritual nature and something of the mind that we can’t measure. We can’t find it. With all our sophisticated equipment, we cannot monitor or define it, and yet it’s there.
BEN CARSON

Bone Certain Flesh Just Measure Mind More Nature Something Spiritual Then
My favorite subject was recess. Fortunately for me, I had a mother who believed I was smart.
BEN CARSON

Believe Favorite Fortunately Had Me Mother Race Smart Subject
You can understand why I’m a believer. I have seen miracles.
BEN CARSON

Believer Miracle Seen Understand
My thoughts are that marriage is between a man and a woman.
BEN CARSON

Between Man Marriage Thought Woman
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.
BEN CARSON

Diagnsie Issue Know Lot People Physician Pretty Significant Some Thing Think
There is so much potential out there in young people and they aren’t getting the right information or being encouraged in the right ways. This is our duty as a society.
BEN CARSON

Being Encourage Get Information Much Out People Potential Right Way Young
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.
BEN CARSON

City Come Excuse Fail Find From Inner Life Matter Out People
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
There is no such thing as a politically correct war.
BEN CARSON

Correct Political Such Things War
You know, many people have said that I’m on the edge and I’m maverick for some of the big operations that I’ve done. I’m not at all. I pray; I ask God to give me wisdom, ‘Should I do it?’, guidance in terms of how to do it, who to consult with. All those kind of things are incredibly important.
BEN CARSON

All Big Done Edge Many Maverick Operation People Pray Said Some
There are a group of people who would like to silence everybody and have everybody go along to get along, but that’s not going to be very helpful for us in the long run, in terms of solving our problems. And somebody has to be courageous enough to actually stand up to, you know, the bullies.
BEN CARSON

Along Everybody Go Group Helpful People Silence Veryy Would
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. I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student, but I didn’t care. I was getting the high fives and the low fives and the pats on the back. I was cool.
BEN CARSON

Cloth Enter Fancy High Long No School Student Want
In general I was a good kid. It usually took a lot to make me mad. But once I reached the boiling point, I lost all rational control. Totally without thinking, when my anger was aroused, I grabbed the nearest brick, rock, or stick to bash someone. It was as if I had no conscious will in the matter.
BEN CARSON

Boiling Genera Good Kid Lot Make Point Reach Took
I started reading about people of great accomplishment… and it dawned on me suddenly that the person who has the most to do with what happens in your life is you.
BEN CARSON

Accomplishment Drawn Great Happen Most Person Read Start Suddenly
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.
BEN CARSON

Classmate Ever Known Perhaps Seen Student Stupid Thought Worst
Well, when did this become a monarchy? You know, we are the people. The president works for us and, you know, we need to remember that.
BEN CARSON

Know Monarchy Need People President Remember Well Work
You can’t allow the forces of political correction to shut you up. I mean, why are people afraid to say, ‘Merry Christmas?’ Give me a break. If people don’t like it, yeah, they can go do something else.
BEN CARSON

Afraid Allow Break Christmas Correction Force Give Mean Mery People Political Shut
Well, I say that the most important job you can possibly have is raising a child, and it needs to be treated that way. You have to show them, rather than just talk to them.
BEN CARSON

Child Important Job Most Need Possibly Raise Say Treat Way
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
One of the reasons surgeons have so much trouble separating Siamese twins is that nobody gets to do many of them. On the table, the anatomy is so different from normal, that you’re constantly trying to figure out, ‘Can I cut this? Does this wire lead to what?’ It’s like trying to defuse a bomb.
BEN CARSON

Country Get Many Much Nobody One People Person Reason Separate Surgeon Them Trouble Twin
We should be concerned not only about the health of individual patients, but also the health of our entire society.
BEN CARSON

Concern Entire Health Individual Patient Society
There is no job more important than parenting. This I believe.
BEN CARSON

Believe Important Job More No Parent
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
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

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.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

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.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Ben Carson Quotes