“No group of American citizens should be singled out for extra taxation and no group should be spared taxation on the federal level.”
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Ben Carson
“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?”
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Ben Carson
“Governmental programs are often faceless and unsustainable. Handouts create more dependency in the populace, decreasing overall societal productivity and depleting the resources of the agencies providing the handouts. The taxpayer base decreases, the dependent population increases, and taxpayer money runs out.”
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Ben Carson
“We want to make decisions based on facts. Many people do not. They make their decisions based on what their momma says or what their daddy says or what their political party says — without engaging their brains.”
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Ben Carson
“I practiced in Australia for one year as a neurosurgeon, and my malpractice premiums were only $200 a year at that time. Compare this with the $300,000 malpractice insurance fee assessed on a litigation-free neurosurgeon in Philadelphia today.”
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Ben Carson
“Everyone in the world worth being nice to. Because God never creates inferior human beings, each person deserves respect and dignity.”
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Ben Carson
“Under the Constitution, our government follows the model set out by Thomas Jefferson: “A wise and frugal government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned.”
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Ben Carson
“While wisdom dictates the need for education, education does not necessarily make one wise.”
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Ben Carson
“When someone is being particularly mean and nasty, I simply think to myself, he or she used to be a cute little baby, I wonder what happened?”
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Ben Carson
“There are loyal hearts, there are spirits brave, There are souls that are pure and true; Then give the world the best you have, And the best will come back to you. Madeline Bridges”
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Ben Carson
“I am fond of saying that if two people think and say the same thing about everything, then one of them is not necessary.”
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Ben Carson
“Those who love to talk will experience the consequences, for the tongue can kill or nourish life. PROVERBS 18:21”
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Ben Carson
“Capitalism is a system that works extremely well for someone who is highly motivated and very energetic, but it is not a great system for someone who is not interested in working hard or for someone who feels no need to contribute to the economic well-being of their community.”
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Ben Carson
“As Proverbs 17:9 reminds us, peace is more likely when one forgets about past wrongs as opposed to reminding others of them.”
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Ben Carson
