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Benjamin Carson Neurosurgeon, Author, Politician
Wise

“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 Neurosurgeon, Author, Politician
Wise

“You know, I'm a physician. I like to diagnose things. And, you know, I've diagnosed some pretty, pretty significant issues that I think a lot of people resonate with.”

Benjamin Carson Neurosurgeon, Author, Politician
Hopeful

“There is no fulfillment in things whatsoever. And I think one of the reasons that depression reigns supreme amongst the rich and famous is some of them thought that maybe those things would bring them happiness. But what, in fact, does is having a cause, having a passion. And that's really what gives life's true meaning.”

Benjamin Carson Neurosurgeon, Author, Politician
Courageous

“When asked by Glenn Beck if people should be allowed to own semi-automatic weapons, Dr. Benjamin Carson said: “It depends on where you live. I think if you live in the midst of a lot of people, and I’m afraid that that semi-automatic weapon is going to fall into the hands of a crazy person, I would rather you not have it.”

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Benjamin Carson Neurosurgeon, Author, Politician
Courageous

“What we have to stop and think about is that we have weakened ourselves militarily to such an extent that if affects all of our military policies.”

Benjamin Carson Neurosurgeon, Author, Politician
Creative

“I'm not even sure I like surgery, but I like what it does, I like the effects. I like to be able to give people longevity and quality of life, and I also think it's good for people to use the special gifts and talents that they have. And when I was in medical school, when I began to analyze the gifts and talents that I had, I realized that surgery would probably be a very good fit for me.”

Benjamin Carson Neurosurgeon, Author, Politician
Philosophical

“I consider myself a logical person and, you know, a lot of people try to categorize me in one way or another. You know, there are some of the things that I say that probably would be considered very much non-conservative. But I don't think really conservative or liberal; I think: What makes sense? What's going to help the American people? What's going to give them what they need? Not only in health care but in terms of jobs, in terms of education, in terms of a whole host of issues.”

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Benjamin Carson Neurosurgeon, Author, Politician
Angry

“I always think it is kind of funny when it comes to wisdom, and I say God has a sense of humor, because my middle name is Solomon, and I love the Book of Proverbs which is written by Solomon, and I have read from the Book of Proverbs to start and end every day since I was 14.”

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Benjamin Carson Neurosurgeon, Author, Politician
Philosophical

“I think people actually notice sometimes the content of what one is saying rather than the decibel level at which he says it. And a lot of times when people don't have a lot to say, they increase the volume.”

Benjamin Carson Neurosurgeon, Author, Politician
Optimistic

“What I agree with is that we need a significantly changed taxation system. And the one that I've advocated is based on tithing, because I think God is a pretty fair guy.”

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Benjamin Carson Neurosurgeon, Author, Politician
Grateful

“Law officials put their lives on the line every single day for us, and I think we also owe them a degree of respect.”

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Benjamin Carson Neurosurgeon, Author, Politician
Angry

“People are starving for that coming out of Washington. And it's not a Democrat thing or a Republican thing. I think it's a politician thing.”

Benjamin Carson Neurosurgeon, Author, Politician
Optimistic

“I think Americans is a very special nation that was created so that people could be free. And they could be free to believe what they wanted. They could be free to work as hard as they wanted, knowing that their labor would accrue to them and to their family, that there wouldn't be a lot of people impinging upon their freedom and telling them what they had to do, and that it would be a nation that was representative of the people, and that it would have a government that was representative of the people rather than one that tried to rule the people.”

Benjamin Carson Neurosurgeon, Author, Politician
Philosophical

“I think it's a fallacy that only people in elected office can come up with solutions that solve our problems. I just think maybe there's a different paradigm.”

Benjamin Carson Neurosurgeon, Author, Politician
Optimistic

“I would support whoever the people have chosen. We have to abandon the thinking that there is a bunch of politically elite people who know what is best, let the people determine for themselves who is best.”

Benjamin Disraeli Politician, Author
Philosophical

“That earliest shock in one's life which occurs to all of us; which first makes us think.”

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