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title: "43 Ifs Quotes By Benjamin Carson"
description: "43 Ifs quotes by Benjamin Carson. Plus more from Benjamin Carson and more Ifs sayings from other authors."
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> [If you don't accept excuses, then people will stop giving them and will start looking for solutions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-carson/if-you-don-t-accept-excuses-then-people-will-stop-giving-them-and/)

[Benjamin Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-carson/)

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> [We'll always be safe in Jesus Christ if we place our faith in the Lord.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-carson/we-ll-always-be-safe-in-jesus-christ-if-we-place-our-faith-in-the-lord/)

[Benjamin Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-carson/)

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> [What if someone hit us with an EMP, cyber-attack, and dirty bomb all at once? That would be pretty bad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-carson/what-if-someone-hit-us-with-an-emp-cyber-attack-and-dirty-bomb-all-at/)

[Benjamin Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-carson/)

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> [If we don't get the military right nothing else matters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-carson/if-we-don-t-get-the-military-right-nothing-else-matters/)

[Benjamin Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-carson/)

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> [I always say if God didn't allow any bad things to happen we would already be in heaven, and we are not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-carson/i-always-say-if-god-didn-t-allow-any-bad-things-to-happen-we-would-2/)

[Benjamin Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-carson/)

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> [You've promised that if we come to You and ask something in faith, that You'll do it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-carson/you-ve-promised-that-if-we-come-to-you-and-ask-something-in-faith/)

[Benjamin Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-carson/)

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> [Even if somebody disagrees with you, their life is still valuable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-carson/even-if-somebody-disagrees-with-you-their-life-is-still-valuable/)

[Benjamin Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-carson/)

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> [What we have to stop and think about is that we have weakened ourselves militarily to such an extent that if affects…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-carson/what-we-have-to-stop-and-think-about-is-that-we-have-weakened/)

[Benjamin Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-carson/)

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> [I grew up in the inner city and have spent a lot of time there and have dealt with a lot of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-carson/i-grew-up-in-the-inner-city-and-have-spent-a-lot-of-time-there-and/)

[Benjamin Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-carson/)

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> [There's a false narrative that only the political class has the wisdom and the ability to be commander-in- chief. But if you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-carson/there-s-a-false-narrative-that-only-the-political-class-has-the/)

[Benjamin Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-carson/)

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> [If you're black and you oppose a progressive agenda, and you're pro life, and you're pro family, then they do not even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-carson/if-you-re-black-and-you-oppose-a-progressive-agenda-and-you-re-pro/)

[Benjamin Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-carson/)

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> [(I'm) the only one to take out half a brain, although you would think, if you go to Washington, that someone had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-carson/i-m-the-only-one-to-take-out-half-a-brain-although-you-would-think-if/)

[Benjamin Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-carson/)

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> [If we set our priority "the removal of all risk", we'll soon have sterile, stagnant, and unstimulating learning environments.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-carson/if-we-set-our-priority-the-removal-of-all-risk-we-ll-soon-have/)

[Benjamin Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-carson/)

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> [People are worried about if somebody's going to say that I'm Islamophobic or what have you. This is craziness because we are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-carson/people-are-worried-about-if-somebody-s-going-to-say-that-i-m/)

[Benjamin Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-carson/)

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> [If you're a Christian and you're running for president and you want to make this into a theocracy, I'm not going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-carson/if-you-re-a-christian-and-you-re-running-for-president-and-you-want/)

[Benjamin Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-carson/)

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> [If I was trying to destroy this country, what I would do is find a way to drive wedges between all the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-carson/if-i-was-trying-to-destroy-this-country-what-i-would-do-is-find-a-way/)

[Benjamin Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-carson/)

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> [You know if there is a rabid dog running around your neighborhood, you're probably not going to assume something good about that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-carson/you-know-if-there-is-a-rabid-dog-running-around-your-neighborhood-you/)

[Benjamin Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-carson/)

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> [So if there were a container of contaminated urine, and somehow it managed to find its way to someplace a lot of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-carson/so-if-there-were-a-container-of-contaminated-urine-and-somehow-it/)

[Benjamin Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-carson/)

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> [When asked by Glenn Beck if people should be allowed to own semi-automatic weapons, Dr. Benjamin Carson said: “It depends on where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-carson/when-asked-by-glenn-beck-if-people-should-be-allowed-to-own-semi/)

[Benjamin Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-carson/)

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> [I think what's happening with the veterans is a gift from God to show us what happens when you take layers and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-carson/i-think-what-s-happening-with-the-veterans-is-a-gift-from-god-to-show/)

[Benjamin Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-carson/)

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> [If someone has a Muslim background and they're willing to reject those tenets and to accept the way of life that we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-carson/if-someone-has-a-muslim-background-and-they-re-willing-to-reject/)

[Benjamin Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-carson/)

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> [In the old days of America when communities were separated by hundreds of miles, why were they able to thrive? Because if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-carson/in-the-old-days-of-america-when-communities-were-separated-by/)

[Benjamin Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-carson/)

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> [Obviously, discipline is necessary for children. Training is necessary for children. Just like if you want to train a vine, you have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-carson/obviously-discipline-is-necessary-for-children-training-is-necessary/)

[Benjamin Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-carson/)

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> [If we allow ourselves to dwell on negatives, on hurts, on mistreatments, we will be negative thinkers. So be open to positive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-carson/if-we-allow-ourselves-to-dwell-on-negatives-on-hurts-on-mistreatments/)

[Benjamin Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-carson/)

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> [It's a failure only if you don't get anything out of it, Thomas Edison said he knew 999 ways that a light…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-carson/it-s-a-failure-only-if-you-don-t-get-anything-out-of-it-thomas-edison/)

[Benjamin Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-carson/)

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> [If I had a little kid in kindergarten somewhere, would feel much more comfortable if I knew on that campus there was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-carson/if-i-had-a-little-kid-in-kindergarten-somewhere-would-feel-much-more/)

[Benjamin Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-carson/)

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> [I said Ted Cruz has been lying because if you say something that isn't true, and you say it over and over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-carson/i-said-ted-cruz-has-been-lying-because-if-you-say-something-that-isn/)

[Benjamin Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-carson/)

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> [The kind of job doesn't matter. The length of time on the job doesn't matter... If you work hard and do your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-carson/the-kind-of-job-doesn-t-matter-the-length-of-time-on-the-job-doesn-t/)

[Benjamin Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-carson/)

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> [ We turned our back on Israel, our ally. You know, and a situation like that, of course \[Barack\]Obama's not going to be… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-carson/we-turned-our-back-on-israel-our-ally-you-know-and-a-situation-like/)

[Benjamin Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-carson/)

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> [If you don't have anything useful to say then you attack people. If you feel that your house of cards has been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-carson/if-you-don-t-have-anything-useful-to-say-then-you-attack-people-if/)

[Benjamin Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-carson/)

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> [America need a significantly changed taxation system. And the one that I've advocated is based on tithing, because I think God is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-carson/america-need-a-significantly-changed-taxation-system-and-the-one-that/)

[Benjamin Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-carson/)

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> [My mother told me if I work hard and I really believed in American principles and I believed in God, anything is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-carson/my-mother-told-me-if-i-work-hard-and-i-really-believed-in-american/)

[Benjamin Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-carson/)

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> [White liberals are the most racist people there are, because they put blacks in a box and insist that they think one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-carson/white-liberals-are-the-most-racist-people-there-are-because-they-put/)

[Benjamin Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-carson/)

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> [Now if you not only support them through that pregnancy, but now provide childcare for them so they can go back to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-carson/now-if-you-not-only-support-them-through-that-pregnancy-but-now/)

[Benjamin Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-carson/)

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> [If you go into Hasakah province in northeast Syria, that's an area that's as big as Lebanon. It's controlled by the Kurds,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-carson/if-you-go-into-hasakah-province-in-northeast-syria-that-s-an-area/)

[Benjamin Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-carson/)

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> [If for you the most important thing is to make a lot of money, then you don't want to take a certain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-carson/if-for-you-the-most-important-thing-is-to-make-a-lot-of-money-then/)

[Benjamin Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-carson/)

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> [I always say if God didn't allow any bad things to happen, we would already be in heaven. And we are not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-carson/i-always-say-if-god-didn-t-allow-any-bad-things-to-happen-we-would/)

[Benjamin Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-carson/)

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> [Everybody has barriers and obstacles. If you look at them as containing fences that don't allow you to advance, then you're going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-carson/everybody-has-barriers-and-obstacles-if-you-look-at-them-as/)

[Benjamin Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-carson/)

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> [Now, as far as monitoring is concerned, what my point is, we need to make sure that any place - I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-carson/now-as-far-as-monitoring-is-concerned-what-my-point-is-we-need-to/)

[Benjamin Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-carson/)

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> [Nobody can hinder you from doing what you want, if that's what you set your mind to. You can always find a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-carson/nobody-can-hinder-you-from-doing-what-you-want-if-that-s-what-you-set/)

[Benjamin Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-carson/)

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## Other authors on Ifs

## More by Benjamin Carson

> [We have a war on women, race wars. Income wars, age wars, religious wars, anything you can imagine. A house divided against itself cannot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-carson/we-have-a-war-on-women-race-wars-income-wars-age-wars-religious-wars/)

[Benjamin Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-carson/)

> [When I look at the human brain I'm still in awe of it. Every single time you lift off the bone and open the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-carson/when-i-look-at-the-human-brain-i-m-still-in-awe-of-it-every-single/)

[Benjamin Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-carson/)

> [I do not want to get rid of the safety net, I want to get rid of dependency.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-carson/i-do-not-want-to-get-rid-of-the-safety-net-i-want-to-get-rid-of/)

[Benjamin Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-carson/)

> [Even if somebody disagrees with you, their life is still valuable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-carson/even-if-somebody-disagrees-with-you-their-life-is-still-valuable/)

[Benjamin Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-carson/)

> [No matter who you are,no matter what you do-do not be too big for GOD.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-carson/no-matter-who-you-are-no-matter-what-you-do-do-not-be-too-big-for-god/)

[Benjamin Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-carson/)

> [I want the government to provide the military so we don't get invaded by somebody and destroyed. I want the government to provide the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-carson/i-want-the-government-to-provide-the-military-so-we-don-t-get-invaded/)

[Benjamin Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-carson/)

> [Our schools too often want to shut people up so they can't talk about real solutions. People who think differently tend to clam up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-carson/our-schools-too-often-want-to-shut-people-up-so-they-can-t-talk-about/)

[Benjamin Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-carson/)

> [If you're a Christian and you're running for president and you want to make this into a theocracy, I'm not going to support you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-carson/if-you-re-a-christian-and-you-re-running-for-president-and-you-want/)

[Benjamin Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-carson/)

> [I don't want my kids to grow up with no father like I did. I came to the conclusion a while ago that you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-carson/i-don-t-want-my-kids-to-grow-up-with-no-father-like-i-did-i-came-to/)

[Benjamin Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-carson/)

> [Uninformed people can be easily manipulated.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-carson/uninformed-people-can-be-easily-manipulated/)

[Benjamin Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-carson/)

> [The left, of course, will say Carson doesn't believe in the Geneva Convention, Carson doesn't believe in fighting stupid wars. And - and what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-carson/the-left-of-course-will-say-carson-doesn-t-believe-in-the-geneva/)

[Benjamin Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-carson/)

> [I don't worry about things that aren't important.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-carson/i-don-t-worry-about-things-that-aren-t-important/)

[Benjamin Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-carson/)

> [Surrendering to fear and allowing ourselves to be paralyzed by peril isn't something most of us can afford to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-carson/surrendering-to-fear-and-allowing-ourselves-to-be-paralyzed-by-peril/)

[Benjamin Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-carson/)

> [I said Ted Cruz has been lying because if you say something that isn't true, and you say it over and over again, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-carson/i-said-ted-cruz-has-been-lying-because-if-you-say-something-that-isn/)

[Benjamin Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-carson/)

> [Whoever wins in 2016, I'm pretty sure it's going to be a Republican, I think they should make it their goal to seal that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-carson/whoever-wins-in-2016-i-m-pretty-sure-it-s-going-to-be-a-republican-i/)

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