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“In general I was a good kid. It usually took a lot to make me mad. But once I reached the boiling point, I lost all rational control. Totally without thinking, when my anger was aroused, I grabbed the nearest brick, rock, or stick to bash someone. It was as if I had no conscious will in the matter.”
— Benjamin Carson
Anger
“The most important thing for me is having a relationship with God. To know that the owner, the creator of the universe loves you, sent His Son to die for your sins that's very empowering. Knowing Him and knowing that He loves me gives me encouragement and confidence to move forward.”
— Benjamin Carson
Relationship
“We need to understand that we are not each others' enemies in this country. And it is only the political class that derives its power by creating friction. It is only the media that derives its importance by creating friction... that uses every little thing to create this chasm between people. This is not who we are.”
— Benjamin Carson
Power
“Nobody is starving on the streets. We've always taken care of them. We take care of our own we always have. It is not the government's responsibility.”
— Benjamin Carson
Government
“Marriage is a very sacred institution and should not be degraded by allowing every other type of relationship to be made equivalent to it.”
— Benjamin Carson
Marriage
“I want the government to provide the military so we don't get invaded by somebody and destroyed. I want the government to provide the roads so I can get from point A to B. In terms of taking care of my day to day needs, I want to do that myself. I want my community to do that.”
— Benjamin Carson
Government
“I detest politics, to be honest with you. It's a cesspool. And I don't think I would fare well in that cesspool because I don't believe in political correctness and I certainly don't believe in dishonesty.”
— Benjamin Carson
Politics
“You don't have to be a brain surgeon to be a valuable person. You become valuable because of the knowledge that you have. And that doesn't mean you won't fail sometimes. The important thing is to keep trying.”
— Benjamin Carson
Knowledge
“No matter how good you are at planning, the pressure never goes away. So I don't fight it. I feed off it. I turn pressure into motivation to do my best.”
— Benjamin Carson
Best
“Resist this war on God, freedom of religion and freedom of speech.”
— Benjamin Carson
Freedom
“My thoughts are that marriage is between a man and a woman.”
— Benjamin Carson
Marriage
“People spending more of their own money on routine health care would make the system more competitive and transparent and restore the confidence between the patients and the doctors without government rationing.”
— Benjamin Carson
Government
“Corporations are not in business to be social-welfare organizations they are there to make money.”
— Benjamin Carson
Business
“There is so much potential out there in young people and they aren't getting the right information or being encouraged in the right ways. This is our duty as a society.”
— Benjamin Carson
Society
“You can't allow the forces of political correction to shut you up. I mean, why are people afraid to say, 'Merry Christmas?' Give me a break. If people don't like it, yeah, they can go do something else.”
— Benjamin Carson
Christmas
“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.”
— Benjamin Carson
Faith
“Evolution and creationism both require faith. It's just a matter of where you choose to place that faith.”
— Benjamin Carson
Faith
“I think one of the keys to leadership is recognizing that everybody has gifts and talents. A good leader will learn how to harness those gifts toward the same goal.”
— Benjamin Carson
Leadership
“I actually don't think that I'm that much smarter than anybody else. It's just that I frequently just seem to know what to do, and I think that's wisdom.”
— Benjamin Carson
Wisdom
“In general I was a good kid. It usually took a lot to make me mad. But once I reached the boiling point, I lost all rational control. Totally without thinking, when my anger was aroused, I grabbed the nearest brick, rock, or stick to bash someone. It was as if I had no conscious will in the matter.”
— Benjamin Carson
Anger
“Education is a fundamental principle of what made America a success. We can't afford to throw any young people away.”
— Benjamin Carson
Education