Quotes from Ben Carson

We need to find ways to elevate the expectations, particularly of those individuals who may start off on a lower socioeconomic rung, who might be seen as disadvantaged. But, you know, the reason I say be seen as disadvantaged, it's because life is so short, and there's so much that can change.

The key is to cut out the middleman and empower both doctor and patient with information about what things cost.

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

I'm not a politician. I don't want to be a politician, because politicians do what is politically expedient. I want to do what's right.

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.

What we have to remember is we want to utilize the tremendous intellect that we have in the military to win wars. I've talked to a lot of the generals, a lot of our advanced people. And believe me, if we gave them the mission, which is what the commander-in-chief does, they would be able to carry it out.

Even if you're Bill Gates, you've got problems. I'm sure he would probably easily give a few billion dollars to get rid of all the problems that he has.

Economics is not brain surgery.

Over the years my mother's steadfast faith in God has inspired me, particularly when I had to perform extremely difficult surgical procedures or when I found myself faced with my own medical scare.

To do his best, one needs a confidence that says, "I can do anything, and if I can't do it, I know how to get help.

I hope we can continue to find ways to encourage integrity in all aspects of government operations

Happiness doesn't result from what we get, but from what we give.

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.

Do your best and let God do the rest.

If you hear how wonderful you are often enough, you begin to believe it, no matter how you try to resist it.

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.

This is a country for, of, and by the people not for, of, and by the government. If we turn it over to them we cannot complain about what they're doing because this is a natural course of men and we have to hold their feet to the fire.

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.

What we have to stop and think about is that we have weakened ourselves militarily to such an extent that it affects all of our military policies.

We're not planning for the future. If we continue to spend ourselves into oblivion, we are going to destroy this nation.

We have much more in common with other people than we have apart.

Marriage is a very sacred institution and should not be degraded by allowing every other type of relationship to be made equivalent to it.

God has given us more than fourteen billion cells and connections in our brain. Why would God give us such a complex organ system unless he expects us to use it?

Our - our friends can't trust us anymore. You know, Ukraine was a nuclear-armed state. They gave away their nuclear arms with the understanding that we would protect them. We won't even give them offensive weapons.