I am convinced that knowledge is power – to overcome the past, to change our own situations, to fight new obstacles, to make better decisions.
BENJAMIN CARSONI am convinced that knowledge is power – to overcome the past, to change our own situations, to fight new obstacles, to make better decisions.
BENJAMIN CARSONI’m convinced that we all harvest the fruits of our labors.
BENJAMIN CARSONEven if somebody disagrees with you, their life is still valuable.
BENJAMIN CARSONThe point is, we can decry the dangers we face or ignore them or even allow ourselves to be paralyzed by fear.
BENJAMIN CARSONCorporations are not in business to be social-welfare organizations; they are there to make money.
BENJAMIN CARSONAnd I’ve always said, ‘If two people think the same thing about everything, one of them isn’t necessary.’ We need to be able to understand that if we’re going to make real progress.
BENJAMIN CARSONThe kind of job doesn’t matter. The length of time on the job doesn’t matter… If you work hard and do your best, you’ll be recognized and move onward.
BENJAMIN CARSONWhen 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.
BENJAMIN CARSONAmerica 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.
BENJAMIN CARSONDon’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.
BENJAMIN CARSONIn my own personal life, God plays a great role in the risk, because 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.
BENJAMIN CARSONGod has given to every one of us more than fourteen billion cells and connections in our brain. Now why would God give us such a complex organ system unless He expects us to use it?
BENJAMIN CARSONMy mother told me if I work hard and I really believed in American principles and I believed in God, anything is possible. That’s why I’m not anxious to give away American values and principles for the sake of political correctness.
BENJAMIN CARSONThere comes a time when people with values simply have to stand up. Think about Nazi, Germany. Most of those people did not believe in what Hitler was doing.
BENJAMIN CARSONWe need to be doing lots of other things with the resources that we have. So economic power works just as well as military power, perhaps even better. And speaking of that, our Military needs to be upgraded.
BENJAMIN CARSONI think one of the keys to leadership is recognizing that everybody has gifts and talents. A good leader will learn how to harness those gifts toward the same goal.
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