Ben Carson

There is no such thing as a politically correct war.

There is so much potential out there in young people and they aren't getting the right information or being encouraged in the right ways. This is our duty as a society.

There's absolutely no reason at all that physicians, scientists, shouldn't be involved in things that affect all of us.

So after a while, if people won't accept your excuses, you stop looking for them.

What we need to do in this PC world is forget about unanimity of speech and unanimity of thought and we need to concentrate on being respectful of those people with whom we disagree.

Marriage is a very sacred institution and should not be degraded by allowing every other type of relationship to be made equivalent to it.

My thoughts are that marriage is between a man and a woman.

The most important thing for me is having a relationship with God. To know that the owner, the creator of the universe loves you, sent His Son to die for your sins; that's very empowering. Knowing Him and knowing that He loves me gives me encouragement and confidence to move forward.

I serve God, and my purpose is to please Him, and if God be for you, who can be against you?

I could easily have decided that life was cruel, that being black meant everything was stacked against me.

You have the ability to choose which way you want to go. You have to believe great things are going to happen in your life. Do everything you can - prepare, pray and achieve - to make it happen.

We need to find ways to elevate the expectations, particularly of those individuals who may start off on a lower socioeconomic rung, who might be seen as disadvantaged. But, you know, the reason I say be seen as disadvantaged, it's because life is so short, and there's so much that can change.