Quotes from Ben Carson

The key is to cut out the middleman and empower both doctor and patient with information about what things cost.

I'm not a politician. I don't want to be a politician, because politicians do what is politically expedient. I want to do what's right.

When I entered high school I was an A-student, but not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to hang out with the guys. I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student, but I didn't care. I was getting the high fives and the low fives and the pats on the back. I was cool.

What we have to remember is we want to utilize the tremendous intellect that we have in the military to win wars. I've talked to a lot of the generals, a lot of our advanced people. And believe me, if we gave them the mission, which is what the commander-in-chief does, they would be able to carry it out.

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.

I hope we can continue to find ways to encourage integrity in all aspects of government operations

Happiness doesn't result from what we get, but from what we give.

Do your best and let God do the rest.

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

We are more than just flesh and bones. There's a certain spiritual nature and something of the mind that we can't measure. We can't find it. With all our sophisticated equipment, we cannot monitor or define it, and yet it's there.

This is a country for, of, and by the people not for, of, and by the government. If we turn it over to them we cannot complain about what they're doing because this is a natural course of men and we have to hold their feet to the fire.

We have much more in common with other people than we have apart.