Ben Carson: Doing

Ben Carson is 17th and current United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; American neurosurgeon. Explore interesting quotes on doing.
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“Anyone who can't learn from other people's mistakes simply can't learn, and that; s all there is to it. There is value in the wrong way of doing things. The knowledge gained from errors contributes to our knowledge base.”

Ben Carson

Source: Think Big: Unleashing Your Potential for Excellence

“To THINK BIG and to use our talents doesn't mean we won't have difficulties along the way. We will—we all do. How we view those problems determines how we end up. If we choose to see the obstacles in our path as barriers, we stop trying. “We can't win,” we moan. “They won't let us win.”However, if we choose to see the obstacles as hurdles, we can leap over them. Successful people don't have fewer problems. They have determined that nothing will stop them from going forward.Whatever direction we choose, if we can realize that every hurdle we jump strengthens and prepares us for the next one, we're already on the way to success.”

Ben Carson book Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story

Source: Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
Source: Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (1990), p. 232

“If things do go badly, will I wonder for the rest of my life what I might have done to help?”

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Source: Take The Risk (2008), p. 20

“Do your best and let God do the rest.”

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Source: Think Big (1996), p. 255

“It's not what you do but that kind of job you do that makes the difference.”

Ben Carson book Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story

Source: Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story

“Of course black lives matter. But instead of people pointing fingers at each other and just creating strife, what we need to be talking about is: How do we solve problems in the black community? … Whether I get the votes or not, I want people to start listening to what I am saying and understanding that … there is a way to go that will lead to upward mobility as opposed to dependency.”

Ben Carson

Speech in Harlem https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/republicans-should-follow-ben-carsons-lead-on-black-lives-matter/2015/08/17/cd242572-44d7-11e5-8e7d-9c033e6745d8_story.html (August 2015).

“We need to be thinking about: How do we allow people to ascend the ladder of opportunity, rather than how do we give them everything and keep them dependent.”

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Fourth Republican debate https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/11/10/well-be-annotating-the-gop-debate-here/ (10 November 2015).

“By believing we are the product of random acts, we eliminate morality and the basis of ethical behavior. For if there is no such thing as moral authority, you can do anything you want. You make everything relative, and there’s no reason for any of our higher values.”

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As quoted in "Evolution? No" http://archives.adventistreview.org/2004-1509/story2.html, The Adventist Review (2004)

“Someone told me that creativity is just learning to do something with a different perspective.”

Ben Carson

Source: Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (1990), p. 84

“We don't have to explain miracles; all we have to do is accept them.”

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Source: Think Big (1996), p. 146

“After all my thinking and praying, my decision came down to the fact that I felt obligated to do everything I could to help.”

Ben Carson

Source: Take The Risk (2008), p. 21

“My mentors are those individuals who saw potential in me long before I perceived it in myself – or who challenged me to do more – the people who helped guide me toward excellence.”

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Source: Think Big (1996), p. 57

“"You do your best, we do the rest." That fit the way I felt about God. I was going to give God my best and then it was up to God to do the rest.”

Ben Carson

Source: Think Big (1996), p. 46

“If we know human anatomy and we are reasonably intelligent, he assumes that we can figure out how to do almost anything.”

Ben Carson

Source: Think Big (1996), p. 84

“I actually have something I would use the Department of Education to do. It would be to monitor our institutions of higher education for extreme political bias and deny federal funding if it exists.”

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As quoted in "Ben Carson has an odd plan for the Dept of Education" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/ben-carson-has-odd-plan-the-dept-education, MSNBC (October 22, 2015)

“This is a book about giving our best and especially about doing whatever we can to help others.”

Ben Carson

Source: Think Big (1996), p. 9

“Do you have a brain? Then use it. It's all you need to overcome any problem. That's the secret. That's my simple but powerful prescription for life, love, and success in a dangerous world.”

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Source: Take The Risk (2008), p. 236

“Occasionally I talk with people who see doctors as people who do nothing but give of themselves and never receive from anyone else – especially not from their patients. That is totally false. The longer I remain in my profession, the more I realize how much I receive from those who come to me for help.”

Ben Carson

Source: Think Big (1996), p. 113

“The kind of job doesn't matter. The length of time on the job doesn't matter… If you work hard and do your best, you'll be recognized and move onward.”

Ben Carson

Source: Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (1990), p. 88

“Carol James, who is my physician's assistant and my right-hand person, frequently teases me by saying, "It's because women need only half of their brain to think as well as men. That's why you can do this operation on so many women."”

Ben Carson

Source: Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (1990), p. 161