Benjamin Carson Quotes & Sayings

It was very interesting having an opportunity to talk to the Syrians themselves. And I asked them: What do you want? What is your supreme desire? Their supreme desire was to be settled back in their own country. I said, "What can Americans and other countries do?" They said, "Support the efforts of those who are trying to provide safety for us, including the Jordanians." — Benjamin Carson

The government is supposed to respond to the will of the people. Not dictate to the people what they are doing. — Benjamin Carson

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. — Benjamin Carson

There's a false narrative that only the political class has the wisdom and the ability to be commander-in- chief. But if you go back and you study the design of our country, it was really designed for the citizen statesman. — Benjamin Carson

I feel very blessed to have been involved with some of the most complex surgical procedures in the history of the world. — Benjamin Carson

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. — Benjamin Carson

When I was 14, I tried to stab someone. — Benjamin Carson

We need to start thinking about the needs of the American people before we go and solve everybody else's problems. — Benjamin Carson

If you go into Hasakah province in northeast Syria, that's an area that's as big as Lebanon. It's controlled by the Kurds, the Christians and the moderate Sunnis. And there are airstrips and hotels. You could settle a lot of people there.All we would have to do is be willing to provide them with some weaponry, some defensive weaponry. — Benjamin Carson

Because 9/11 is an isolated incident. Things that are isolated issues as opposed to things that fundamentally change the United Sates of America and shift power from the people to the government. That is a huge shift. You have to take a long-term look at something that fundamentally changes the power structure of America. — Benjamin Carson

So we [Americans] have a history a taking care of each other. Now, for some strange reason starting sort of in the 20's with Woodrow Wilson, the government started getting involved in everything. — Benjamin Carson

What a wonderful thing is to be able to contribute to the restoration of someone's health. It's not only a feeling that I'm worth something, but that I have something to contribute. — Benjamin Carson

I would prefer that in the Republican party, we not engage in trying to destroy each other, because all that does is hand the election over to the Democrats. I don't know why there is this penchant for snatching defeat out of the jaws of victory, they'll find some way to destroy themselves. And it is just maddening to see it happening. — Benjamin Carson

Knowledge makes people special. Knowledge enriches life itself. — Benjamin Carson

I've gotten literally thousands of contacts from people across the country - and the most poignant ones being elderly people - who said I had given up on America and I was just waiting to die. — Benjamin Carson

We should use our economic power in lots of different ways. I think we can use that in order to keep [Vladimir] Putin contained, because he is a one-horse show. Energy. And we have an abundance of energy, but we have archaic energy exportation rules. We need to get rid of those, allow ourselves to really make Europe dependent on us and other parts of the world dependent on us for energy. Put him back in his little box where he belongs. — Benjamin Carson

My experience has confirmed the wisdom of so much of what the Bible teaches. — Benjamin Carson

I think people actually notice sometimes the content of what one is saying rather than the decibel level at which he says it. And a lot of times when people don't have a lot to say, they increase the volume. — Benjamin Carson

I like the idea of a proportional tax. That way you pay according to your ability. — Benjamin Carson

Whoever wins in 2016, I'm pretty sure it's going to be a Republican, I think they should make it their goal to seal that border within a year. — Benjamin Carson

It's very difficult to speak to a large group of people these days and not offend someone. — Benjamin Carson

If I had a little kid in kindergarten somewhere, would feel much more comfortable if I knew on that campus there was a police officer or somebody who was trained with a weapon. I would feel more comfortable. — Benjamin Carson

Military action is never the first thing that you jump to. You always look at other possibilities, including economic sanctions, tightening the screws. — Benjamin Carson

A truly moral nation enacts policies that encourage personal responsibility and discourage self-destructive behavior by not subsidizing people who live irresponsibly and make poor choices. — Benjamin Carson

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. — Benjamin Carson

You have to try, you have to try everything you can. — Benjamin Carson

I now had enough faith not only to believe there were answer, but to feel certain that those answers would become apparent at some point in the future. — Benjamin Carson

I don't think really conservative or liberal; I think what makes sense. — Benjamin Carson

As a pediatric neurosurgeon, I frequently faced life and death situations, and had to come up with the right diagnosis, the right plan, and execute that plan frequently with other colleagues. — Benjamin Carson

It is absolutely vital that we do all we can to allow Americans to practice their religious ways, while simultaneously ensuring that no one's beliefs infringe upon those of others. We should also serve as champions of freedom of religion throughout the world. — Benjamin Carson

We have to destroy their caliphate because that gives them legitimacy to go ahead with the global Jihad. We have to take their energy because they are - ISIS is the richest terrorist organization there is. — Benjamin Carson

We need to be willing to stand up and speak up for what we believe. — Benjamin Carson

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. — Benjamin Carson

Of course, no religious test for the presidency - every faith adds to our national character. — Benjamin Carson

In order to have good health care you need a patient and you need a health care provider. — Benjamin Carson

Cancer can be attacked directly by metabolic enzymes and then be assisted by the enzyme diet programme. The second greatest cancer breakthrough of the 20th century is the metabolic organic effect on malignant tumours of correcting the body fluid pH to a non-acidic pH 7.1 to 7.5. A neutral pH 7.0 resists cancer formation. An acid body fluid pH of 6.44 and below permits tumours to biochemically become malignant. At pH 7.5 cancer may become inactive; at 8.5 tumours may disintegrate. — Benjamin Carson

By thinking big, we can transform our world. — Benjamin Carson

I consider myself a logical person and, you know, a lot of people try to categorize me in one way or another. — Benjamin Carson

God would grant all of us wisdom, calm, and peace, that his presence would be in the operating room, and that his will might be done. — Benjamin Carson

In our culture, security has become an obsession. — Benjamin Carson

We need to reorient people in terms of what real success is all about. — Benjamin Carson

I do not want to get rid of the safety net, I want to get rid of dependency. — Benjamin Carson

If we set our priority "the removal of all risk", we'll soon have sterile, stagnant, and unstimulating learning environments. — Benjamin Carson

Through the use of books I had the whole world at my fee: could travel anywhere, meet anyone, and do anything. — Benjamin Carson

I have no problem with being vetted. What I do have a problem with is being lied about and then putting that as truth. — Benjamin Carson

I don't do a lot of talking. I do a lot of doing. And really, it says more about a person than how much they talk. — Benjamin Carson

I hope we, the American people, can come to the understanding that we are not each other's enemies. The enemies are those who are stoking the flames of division, trying to divide us into every category. — Benjamin Carson

It's a failure only if you don't get anything out of it, Thomas Edison said he knew 999 ways that a light bulb did not work; yet we have lights today. — Benjamin Carson

Say your prayers. And I'll say mine. Because I really think it helps. — Benjamin Carson

You've promised that if we come to You and ask something in faith, that You'll do it. — Benjamin Carson

It's ridiculous that our solar system, not to mention the universe outside of that, is extraordinarily well organized, to the point where we can predict 70 years away when a comet is coming. — Benjamin Carson

We seem to be afraid to give the Kurds weaponry. We like to send it for some strange reason through Baghdad, and then they only get a tenth of it. — Benjamin Carson

I think of success as reaching beyond ourselves and helping other people in specific ways. — Benjamin Carson

The person who has the most to do what happens to you in life is you. Not somebody else and not the environment. — Benjamin Carson

I would love to see music reinstated as an essential part of schooling. The culture that it brings; the knowledge that it brings. Just learning how to read music requires metrics, and I think that helps you with mathematics. A lot of scientists and doctors have a musical background - it's very interesting. — Benjamin Carson

We have to take ISIS oil, shut down all of the mechanisms whereby they can disperse money because they go after disaffected individuals from all over the place, and they're able to pay them. — Benjamin Carson

We recognize that North Korea is in severe financial straits, and they have decided to use their resources to build their military, rather than to feed their people and to take care of the various humanitarian responsibilities that they have. — Benjamin Carson

If someone has a Muslim background and they're willing to reject those tenets and to accept the way of life that we have and clearly will swear to place our [American] Constitution above their religion, then, of course, they will be considered infidels and heretics, but at least I would then be quite willing to support them. — Benjamin Carson

Stop thinking of failing. — Benjamin Carson

I'm a good neurosugeon. That's not a boast but a way of acknowledging the innate ability God has given to me. Beginning with determination and using my gifted hands, I went on for training and sharpening for my skills. — Benjamin Carson

People are starving for that coming out of Washington. And it's not a Democrat thing or a Republican thing. I think it's a politician thing. — Benjamin Carson

A good surgeon doesn't just concentrate on technical ability, but also on the appropriateness of what you're doing. — Benjamin Carson

If I was trying to destroy this country, what I would do is find a way to drive wedges between all the people, drive the debt to an unsustainable level, and then step off the stage as a world leader and let our enemies increase while we decreased our capacity as a military person. And that's what [Hillary Clinton] doing. — Benjamin Carson

We 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 Carson

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. — Benjamin Carson

Right now, the United States of America is the patient. And the patient is in critical condition and will not be cured by political correctness and will not be cured by timidity. — Benjamin Carson

Do not underestimate the importance of feeling special. — Benjamin Carson

Everybody has barriers and obstacles. If you look at them as containing fences that don't allow you to advance, then you're going to be a failure. If you look at them as hurdles that strengthen you each time you go over one, then you're going to be a success. — Benjamin Carson

Reading is the way out of ignorance, and the road to achievement. — Benjamin Carson

I grew up in Detroit. I grew up in an environment where you were supposed to be Democrat, where they told you that Republicans were evil people and that they were racist. — Benjamin Carson

Politics is corrupting the American judicial system in much the same way the judicial system was corrupted in Nazi Germany. — Benjamin Carson

The thing that is probably most important is having a brain, and to be able to figure things out and learn things very rapidly. — Benjamin Carson

When asked by Glenn Beck if people should be allowed to own semi-automatic weapons, Dr. Benjamin Carson said: It depends on where you live. I think if you live in the midst of a lot of people, and I'm afraid that that semi-automatic weapon is going to fall into the hands of a crazy person, I would rather you not have it. — Benjamin Carson

I have sunshine in my heart regardless of conditions around me. — Benjamin Carson

I came away with the idea that respect is really the solution. We need to teach young people to respect authority - particularly, respect the law. — Benjamin Carson

Always give your best and try to figure out how to do an even better job. — Benjamin Carson

Carson doesn't believe in fighting stupid wars. — Benjamin Carson

Our country since its inception has been at war, every 15 or 20 years. But the war that we are fighting against radical Islamist jihadists is one that we must win. Our very existence is dependent upon that. — Benjamin Carson

I'm referring to anybody who is trying to interfere with the process of interefring with what the will of the people are. It is the people who should make the decision. And whoever that decision is, the establishment needs to get behind them and push them, not be going in a different direction, there is no way that can be a successful startegy no matter what you believe or who is the candidate. — Benjamin Carson

We need to be on a war footing. We need to understand that our nation is in grave danger. — Benjamin Carson

A lot of people who go into prison go into prison straight - and when they come out, they're gay. — Benjamin Carson

I always pray before any of the operation. I think God help me know what to do. — Benjamin Carson

If you don't accept excuses, then people will stop giving them and will start looking for solutions. — Benjamin Carson

Bullies do whatever they can get away with and keep pushing boundaries until they meet resistance, — Benjamin Carson

We'll always be safe in Jesus Christ if we place our faith in the Lord. — Benjamin Carson

I am asking the Congress, which represents the people, to declare a war on ISIS so that we can begin the process of excising that cancer and begin the healing process, and bring peace, prosperity, and safety back to America. — Benjamin Carson

In the old days of America when communities were separated by hundreds of miles, why were they able to thrive? Because if it was harvest time and the farmer was up in the tree picking apples and fell down and broke his leg, everybody pitched in and harvested his crops for him. If somebody got killed by a bear, everybody took care of their family. — Benjamin Carson

The point is, we can decry the dangers we face or ignore them or even allow ourselves to be paralyzed by fear. — Benjamin Carson

Law officials put their lives on the line every single day for us, and I think we also owe them a degree of respect. — Benjamin Carson

Now if you not only support them through that pregnancy, but now provide childcare for them so they can go back to school and get their GED or their associate's degree or bachelor's degree or their master's degree, learn how to take care of themselves, teach their baby how to take care of themselves so that you break the cycle of the dependency. — Benjamin Carson

I wish the government would read the Constitution. I think that would probably help quite a bit. And maybe they did read it and maybe they got confused when they read the preamble which says one of the duties is to promote the general welfare. — Benjamin Carson

Ruthless is not necessarily the word I would use, but tough, resolute, understanding what the problems are, and understanding that the job of the president of the United States is to protect the people of this country and to do what is necessary in order to get it done. — Benjamin Carson

What the Muslim Brotherhood said in the explanatory memorandum that was discovered during the Holy Land Foundation Trial was that, "they will take advantage of our PC attitude to get us". — Benjamin Carson

If we can redefine marriage as between two men or two women or any other way based on social pressures as opposed to between a man and a woman, we will continue to redefine it in any way that we wish, which is a slippery slope with a disastrous ending, as witnessed in the dramatic fall of the Roman Empire. — Benjamin Carson

Just because somebody happens to disagree with you about something doesn't mean that they become your mortal enemy and that you should try to destroy them and destroy their life and destroy their family. — Benjamin Carson

That's the only way we're going to get through these programs. That is true compassion. Having people become dependent on others is not compassion at all. — Benjamin Carson

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. — Benjamin Carson

I'm a part of the GOP and let me tell you what my stance is. My stance is that, we the people have the responsibility to take care of the indigent in our society. It's not the government's job. You can read the Constitution all you want, it never says that it is the government's job and I think where we've gotten confused. — Benjamin Carson

When we are confronted by failure and mistakes, we can leave them behind and go on with our lives. — Benjamin Carson

You know, when you go into the store and buy a box of laundry detergent, and the price has gone up - you know, 50 cents because of regulations ... And everything is costing more money, and we are killing our people like this ... It's the evil government that is putting all these regulations on us so that we can't survive. — Benjamin Carson