431 Quotes by Ben Carson

If we allow ourselves to dwell on negatives, on hurts, on mistreatments, we will be negative thinkers. So be open to positive thinking, THINK BIG!

Beware the abuse of Power. Both by those we disagree with, as well as those we may agree with.

We have the purveyors of hatred who take every single incident between people of two races and try to make a race war out of it, and drive wedges into people. And this does not need to be done.

If we don’t get the military right nothing else matters.

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.

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.

There’s no such thing as useless knowledge. You never know what doors it’s going to open up for you.

There 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.

I recognized others’ abilities as well. But in any career, whether it’s that of a TV repairman, a musician, a secretary – or a surgeon – an individual must believe in himself and in his abilities. 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.