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title: "131 Ben Carson Quotes - Famous Psychologist"
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# Ben Carson

(1951)   Psychologist

 **131** quotes in **188** categories

Carson says our reactions to words can improve our lives and those around us. He argues that ending waste and fraud is essential to fund health care and other big needs. He also calls rebellion for change one of America’s most respected legacies.

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Ben Carson is a psychologist.

## Quick Facts About Ben Carson

Born September 18, 1951

Profession Psychologist

## About Ben Carson

He was a pioneer in neurosurgery.

##  Quotes by Ben Carson

> [“ownership of an idea makes cooperation with its tenets much more likely.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-carson/ownership-of-an-idea-makes-cooperation-with-its-tenets-much-more/)

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[Cooperation](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cooperation/)

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> [“Sometimes regulations hinder and need to be broken or ignored.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-carson/sometimes-regulations-hinder-and-need-to-be-broken-or-ignored/)

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> [“political correctness threatens the integrity of the media,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-carson/political-correctness-threatens-the-integrity-of-the-media/)

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> [The doors of the world are open to dose who can read](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-carson/the-doors-of-the-world-are-open-to-dose-who-can-read/)

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[Books](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/books/)

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> [“almost no one who became a welfare mom ever came off of welfare,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-carson/almost-no-one-who-became-a-welfare-mom-ever-came-off-of-welfare/)

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> [“or not they plan to keep the baby. They”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-carson/or-not-they-plan-to-keep-the-baby-they/)

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[Baby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baby/)

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> [“In an ideal world, both parties would desire to uphold the Constitution,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-carson/in-an-ideal-world-both-parties-would-desire-to-uphold-the-constitution/)

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[Constitution](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/constitution/)

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> [“In the multitude of counsellors there is safety” (Proverbs 11:14).”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-carson/in-the-multitude-of-counsellors-there-is-safety-proverbs-11-14/)

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[Counsellors](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/counsellors/)

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> [“today the expense of modern warfare far outweighs any economic benefits it achieves.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-carson/today-the-expense-of-modern-warfare-far-outweighs-any-economic/)

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[Modern warfare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/modern-warfare/)

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> [“Many of those living in poverty in this country, in fact, would be considered quite wealthy by poor people in other countries.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-carson/many-of-those-living-in-poverty-in-this-country-in-fact-would-be/)

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[Life](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/)

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> [“Unfortunately, many today have come to equate morality with political correctness,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-carson/unfortunately-many-today-have-come-to-equate-morality-with-political/)

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[Character](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/character/)

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> [“if two people think and say the same thing about everything, then one of them is not necessary.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-carson/if-two-people-think-and-say-the-same-thing-about-everything-then-one/)

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> [“government-controlled programs continue to grow until they destroy themselves.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-carson/government-controlled-programs-continue-to-grow-until-they-destroy/)

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> [“the hard-working, honest rich are the primary providers of jobs that allow us to have a middle class in this country.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-carson/the-hard-working-honest-rich-are-the-primary-providers-of-jobs-that/)

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[Hard working](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hard-working/)

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> [“To saddle the next generation with unimaginable debt is not only callous, it is morally reprehensible”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-carson/to-saddle-the-next-generation-with-unimaginable-debt-is-not-only/)

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[Next generation](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/next-generation/)

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> [“small businesses create 80 percent of the private sector jobs in this country.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-carson/small-businesses-create-80-percent-of-the-private-sector-jobs-in-this/)

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[Business](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/business/)

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> [“But now some people say, “Well that’s not fair because it doesn’t hurt the guy who made $10 billion dollars as much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-carson/but-now-some-people-say-well-that-s-not-fair-because-it-doesn-t-hurt/)

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> [“Students of American history may recall that Alexander Hamilton had an affair while in public office, but when he quickly confessed publicly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-carson/students-of-american-history-may-recall-that-alexander-hamilton-had/)

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[Affair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/affair/)

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> [“Disagreement is part of being a person who has choices. One of those choices is to respect others and engage in intelligent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-carson/disagreement-is-part-of-being-a-person-who-has-choices-one-of-those/)

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[Communication](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/communication/)

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> [“But, after a while, I actually began to enjoy reading those books, because we were very poor. But between the covers of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-carson/but-after-a-while-i-actually-began-to-enjoy-reading-those-books/)

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[Book](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/book/)

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> [“When it comes to defending the economic viability of our nation, it is naïve to count on the honesty and integrity of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-carson/when-it-comes-to-defending-the-economic-viability-of-our-nation-it-is/)

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[Honesty and integrity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/honesty-and-integrity/)

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> [“When a government turns from following the will of its people to willing its people to follow — acting according to its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-carson/when-a-government-turns-from-following-the-will-of-its-people-to/)

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[Government](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/government/)

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> [At this critical time in our nation's history, we must remember that 'a house divided against itself cannot stand'. If we learn…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-carson/at-this-critical-time-in-our-nation-s-history-we-must-remember-that-a/)

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[History](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/history/)

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> [“They focused on reparation to the victim rather than punishment or fines levied on the perpetrator, and common consent of the people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-carson/they-focused-on-reparation-to-the-victim-rather-than-punishment-or/)

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[Crime](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/crime/)

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> [“Many in Europe saw an opportunity to escape the oppressive and overbearing governmental systems under which they languished, and these people emigrated…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-carson/many-in-europe-saw-an-opportunity-to-escape-the-oppressive-and/)

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> [“Everyone should realize that today the average person lives to be about eighty years of age, the first twenty to twenty-five of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-carson/everyone-should-realize-that-today-the-average-person-lives-to-be/)

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[Average person](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/average-person/)

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> [“Anyone who writes a law that cannot be easily understood by an average citizen is not worthy of leadership. The Constitution, which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-carson/anyone-who-writes-a-law-that-cannot-be-easily-understood-by-an/)

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[Constitution](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/constitution/)

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> [“We have talked about World War I and World War II, but could World War III be in our future? The war…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-carson/we-have-talked-about-world-war-i-and-world-war-ii-but-could-world-war/)

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[Extremists](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/extremists/)

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> [“the question is not whether a nation makes mistakes; the question is whether a nation learns from its mistakes, builds on that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-carson/the-question-is-not-whether-a-nation-makes-mistakes-the-question-is/)

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[Failure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/failure/)

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> [“Everyone knows that there are thirteen stripes to represent the original thirteen colonies and fifty stars, each representing one of the fifty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-carson/everyone-knows-that-there-are-thirteen-stripes-to-represent-the/)

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[Flag](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/flag/)

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> [“Certainly the plight of such countries as Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, and Spain have received a lot of attention recently13 due to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-carson/certainly-the-plight-of-such-countries-as-greece-ireland-italy/)

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[Countries](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/countries/)

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> [“in order to be fair, we must have a firm grasp of who we are as a people and what is important…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-carson/in-order-to-be-fair-we-must-have-a-firm-grasp-of-who-we-are-as-a/)

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[Political correctness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/political-correctness/)

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> [“Both Democrats and Republicans have strayed so far from the path of responsible financial policy that the concept of balancing the budget…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-carson/both-democrats-and-republicans-have-strayed-so-far-from-the-path-of/)

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[Democracy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/democracy/)

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> [“to do only if you don’t have a good argument. This is also a good way to keep people at one another’s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-carson/to-do-only-if-you-don-t-have-a-good-argument-this-is-also-a-good-way/)

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> [“...I became acutely aware of an unusual ability--a divine gift, I believe--of extraordinary eye and hand coordination. It’s my belief that God…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-carson/i-became-acutely-aware-of-an-unusual-ability-a-divine-gift-i-believe/)

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[Faith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/faith/)

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> [“Many well-meaning Americans have bought into the PC speech code, thinking that by being extra careful not to offend anyone we will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-carson/many-well-meaning-americans-have-bought-into-the-pc-speech-code/)

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[Communication](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/communication/)

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> [“First, we cannot overload the human brain. This divinely created brain has fourteen billion cells. If used to the maximum, this human…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-carson/first-we-cannot-overload-the-human-brain-this-divinely-created-brain/)

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[Brain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brain/)

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> [“The secular progressive movement in America has been successful in removing all vestiges of faith in God from the public square. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-carson/the-secular-progressive-movement-in-america-has-been-successful-in/)

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[Faith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/faith/)

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> [“Unfortunately, the executive, judicial, and legislative branches of government have become increasingly concerned with their image and their political parties, have drifted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-carson/unfortunately-the-executive-judicial-and-legislative-branches-of/)

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[Government](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/government/)

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> [“They believe the military is immoral and intellectually inferior”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-carson/they-believe-the-military-is-immoral-and-intellectually-inferior/)

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## Ben Carson by topic

[Politics (22)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/politics/ben-carson/) [Time (11)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/ben-carson/)

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