Ben Carson

"The truth is that everything is risky; life itself is risky."

"We cannot allow ourselves to be prejudiced against a subject, based upon what someone else has said or just upon the difficulty we encounter in learning."

"That learning process has been likened to the challenge of having someone open a fire hydrant and expect you to swallow it all."

"Someone told me that creativity is just learning to do something with a different perspective."

"Knowledge is the key that unlocks all the doors. You can be green-skinned with yellow polka dots and come from Mars, but if you have knowledge that people need, instead of beating you, they'll beat a …"

"When we have done our best, we also have to learn that we still need to rely on God. Our best – no matter how good – is incomplete if we leave God out of the picture."

"I believe God has a specific purpose for me – and for every other person to whom he gives the gift of life."

"If we set our priority “the removal of all risk”, we'll soon have sterile, stagnant, and unstimulating learning environments."