So after a while, if people wont accept your excuses, you stop looking — Ben Carson

"Happiness doesnt result from what we get, but from what we give."

"Education is a fundamental principle of what made America a success. We cant afford to throw any young people away."

"Maybe thats how I learned to handle my deep hurt—by forgetting."

"Im probably never going to be politically correct because Im not a politician. I dont want to be a politician. Because politicians do what is politically expedient — I want to do whats right."

"Abraham Lincoln once said, "All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my mother." Im not sure I want to say it quite like that, but my mother, Sonya Carson, was the earliest, strongest, and most impacting force in my life. It would be impossible to tell about my accomplishments without starting with my mothers influence."

"I now had enough faith not only to believe there were answer, but to feel certain that those answers would become apparent at some point in the future."