“I've never known a case yet where worry helped.”

—  Ben Carson

Source: Take The Risk (2008), p. 18

Adopted from Wikiquote. Last update June 3, 2021. History

Help us to complete the source, original and additional information

Do you have more details about the quote "I've never known a case yet where worry helped." by Ben Carson?
Ben Carson photo
Ben Carson 191
17th and current United States Secretary of Housing and Urb… 1951

Related quotes

Phil Hartman photo

“Lionel: And as for your case, don't you worry. I've argued in front of every judge in the state. Often as a lawyer.”

Phil Hartman (1948–1998) Canadian American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and graphic artist

On the Simpsons, Lionel Hutz

Mark Twain photo

“I've had a lot of worries in my life, most of which never happened.”

Mark Twain (1835–1910) American author and humorist

Variant: I've lived through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened.

Elizabeth Hand photo

“Genres are mostly useful as a marketing tool, and to help booksellers known where to shelve a book.”

Elizabeth Hand (1957) American writer

"Elizabeth Hand on Mortal Love at HarperCollins (2004)
Context: I never think about genre when I work. I've written fantasy, science fiction, supernatural fiction, and am now working on a suspense novel. Genres are mostly useful as a marketing tool, and to help booksellers known where to shelve a book.

George W. Bush photo

“There was no evidence that Saddam Hussein was involved with the attack of 9/11, I've never said that and never made that case prior to going into Iraq.”

George W. Bush (1946) 43rd President of the United States

Reuters, December 2005, quoted in Steve Coffman, Founders v. Bush (2007)
2000s, 2005

Harper Lee photo

“It's not time to worry yet”

Source: To Kill a Mockingbird

Larry Wall photo

“And in the limiting case where the optimizer is completely broken because it's not implemented yet, we get to work around that too. Optionally…”

Larry Wall (1954) American computer programmer and author, creator of Perl

[20031217195433.GB31020@wall.org, 2003]
Usenet postings, 2003

Bobby Jindal photo

“I’m not worried about where Barack Obama is from. I’m worried about where he’s going.”

Bobby Jindal (1971) American politician; two-term Governor of Louisiana

Alluding to the "Birther" controversy
At a American Legislative Exchange Council meeting, New Orleans, August 2011
"Bobby Jindal Just Killed Decades of Republican Tax Policy" http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-11-15/how-bobby-jindal-killed-a-republican-sacred-cow#r=discussed, BusinessWeek.com, November 15, 2012; retrieved 2012-11-18

Agatha Christie photo
Anne Sexton photo
Howard Dean photo

Related topics