Being a doctor at Johns Hopkins does not make me any better in God’s sight than the individual who has not had the opportunity to gain such an education but who still works hard.
BENJAMIN CARSONWent 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.
More Benjamin Carson Quotes
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You pray for yourself and just ask God to give you strength.
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We need to be willing to stand up and speak up for what we believe.
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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.
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The outstanding doctor constantly emphasized the humanitarian aspect of medical care.
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You should see the eyes of some of those children when I say to them we’re going to have to open your head up and take out this tumor. They’re not happy about it, believe me. And they don’t like me very much at that point. But later on, they love me.
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Don’t let anyone turn you into a slave. You’re a slave if you let the media tell you that sports and entertainment are more important than developing your brain.
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You have the ability to choose which way you want to go. You have to believe great things are going to happen in your life. Do everything you can – prepare, pray and achieve – to make it happen.
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We get out of life what we put into it. The way we treat others is the way we ourselves get treated.
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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.
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I would welcome, quite frankly, a discussion of morality in this country. I think it would be a wonderful thing if we bring back our Judeo-Christian values once again. I think it could do nothing but help us. I would be all in favor of that.
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When we are confronted by failure and mistakes, we can leave them behind and go on with our lives.
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The government is supposed to respond to the will of the people. Not dictate to the people what they are doing.
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Nobody can hinder you from doing what you want, if that’s what you set your mind to. You can always find a hook to hang excuses on, but they’re only excuses. You don’t have anyone to blame but yourself. Nobody else makes you fail.
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Some people say you’re weak because, you know, you’re not loud and you’re not boisterous and you’re not rude. But the fact of the matter is, look and see what I’ve done. And that speaks volumes about strength.
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I serve God, and my purpose is to please Him, and if God be for you, who can be against you?
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