You can understand why I'm a believer. I have seen miracles. Benjamin Carson More Quotes by Benjamin Carson More Quotes From Benjamin Carson If I speak in the tongues of men and of angles, but am note nice, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but am not nice, I am nothing. If I give all I posses to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but am not nice, I gain nothing. Benjamin Carson nice men moving 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. Benjamin Carson flesh spiritual mind Tell the truth. If you tell the truth all the time you don't have to worry three months down the line about what you said three months earlier. Truth is always the truth. You won't have to complicate your life by trying to cover up. Benjamin Carson honesty truth worry If we can redefine marriage as between two men or two women or any other way based on social pressures as opposed to between a man and a woman, we will continue to redefine it in any way that we wish, which is a slippery slope with a disastrous ending, as witnessed in the dramatic fall of the Roman Empire. Benjamin Carson men two fall These are just things that we don't know, and that's where trust and faith come in. Benjamin Carson trust-and-faith knows Middle East has been in turmoil for thousands of years. For us to think that we're going to in there and fix that with a couple of little bombs and a few little decorations is relatively foolish. Benjamin Carson couple years thinking You should see the eyes of some of those children when I say to them we're going to have to open your head up and take out this tumor. They're not happy about it, believe me. And they don't like me very much at that point. But later on, they love me. Benjamin Carson eye believe children [Donald Trump] is talked about enormous loss that we've had in this country by allowing radical Islamic extremists to run rampant without having a coherent plan for how to destroy them, not just to contain them, but to destroy them. And the implications of that for all families who are losing service members is significant. Benjamin Carson islamic running country I always say if God didn't allow any bad things to happen we would already be in heaven, and we are not there. Benjamin Carson ifs happens heaven I think of success as reaching beyond ourselves and helping other people in specific ways. Benjamin Carson helping-others people thinking You know, many people have said that I'm on the edge and I'm maverick for some of the big operations that I've done. I'm not at all. I pray; I ask God to give me wisdom, 'Should I do it?', guidance in terms of how to do it, who to consult with. All those kind of things are incredibly important. Benjamin Carson important giving people Knowledge makes people special. Knowledge enriches life itself. Benjamin Carson special people knowledge We don't know the end from the beginning the way that God does. So when a child dies, sure that is incredibly difficult, and when you are the parent, there is almost nothing anybody can say to you that makes any sense. Benjamin Carson parent doe children If someone has a Muslim background and they're willing to reject those tenets and to accept the way of life that we have and clearly will swear to place our [American] Constitution above their religion, then, of course, they will be considered infidels and heretics, but at least I would then be quite willing to support them. Benjamin Carson constitution support way Here is the treasure chest of the world - the public library, or a bookstore. Benjamin Carson library reading book Why I've advocated a proportional tax system. You make $10 billion, you pay a billion. You make $10, you pay one. And everybody gets treated the same way. And you get rid of the deductions, you get rid of all the loopholes. Benjamin Carson taxes pay way 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. Benjamin Carson names book thinking Illogical thinkers throw names and slurs around because they have no arguments with which to rebut their opponents. Rational people have to keep hammering their points home. Benjamin Carson names home people A lot of people who go into prison go into prison straight - and when they come out, they're gay. Benjamin Carson gay crazy stupid The outstanding doctor constantly emphasized the humanitarian aspect of medical care. Benjamin Carson medical doctors care
