“If we are to put an end to division, people from all political persuasions will have to stop fighting one another and seek true unity, not just a consensus that benefits one party.”
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Ben Carson
“If we make every attempt to increase out knowledge in order to use it for human good, it will make a difference in us and in our world.”
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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 had not been content just to read and to learn
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Ben Carson
“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.”
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Ben Carson
“If we recognize our talents and use them appropriately, and choose a field that uses those talents, we will rise to the top of our field.”
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Ben Carson
“It does not matter where we come from or what we look like. If we recognize our abilities, are willing to learn and to use what we know in helping others, we will always have a place in the world.”
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Ben Carson
“if you can read, honey, you can learn just about anything you want to know. The doors of the world are open to people who can read.
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Ben Carson
“If we commit ourselves to reading thus increasing our knowledge, only God limits how far we can go in this world.”
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Ben Carson
“Reading activates and exercises the mind.
Reading forces the mind to discriminate. From the beginning, readers have to recognize letters printed on the page, make them into words, the words into sentences, and the sentences into concepts.
Reading pushes us to use our imagination and makes us more creatively inclined.”
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Ben Carson
“made more than a century ago? Certain individuals feel that the United States cannot be forgiven for slavery until reparations are made to the descendants of slaves. This belief goes back to Mosaic laws requiring anyone who caused harm to someone else to make reparations to that individual or to the family if the”
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Ben Carson
“It's not what you do but that kind of job you do that makes the difference.”
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Ben Carson
“Worst of all, we seem to have lost our ability to discuss important issues respectfully and courteously and cannot come together enough to begin to solve our problems.”
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Ben Carson
“Here’s the poem in part: If things go bad for you — And make you a bit ashamed, Often you will find out that You have yourself to blame . . . Swiftly we ran to mischief And then the bad luck came. Why do we fault others? We have ourselves to blame . . . Whatever happens to us, Here are the words we say, “Had it not been for so-and-so Things wouldn’t have gone that way.” And if you are short of friends, I’ll tell you what to do — Make an examination, You’ll find the fault’s in you . . . You’re the captain of your ship, So agree with the same — If you travel downward, You have yourself to blame.*”
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Ben Carson
