Ben Carson Quotes

I'm a big believer in debate and difference of opinion.

I think two people with strong points of view can appreciate each other even more.

I love argument, I love debate. I don't expect anyone just to sit there and agree with me, that's not their job.

The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress.

We must learn that we can disagree with each other without becoming deadly enemies.

Reasonable people can have differences.

Not everybody's gonna get your vision.

I've learned how to trust someone else's ideas with mine.

Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress.

To get into another person's mindset and what they are trying to do with their project is a challenge, and it is what I like.

I think it's interesting to me to talk to people who don't agree with me all the time.

People who work with me say I have a four-step response to new ideas: rejection, reconsideration, acceptance, ownership. I need to listen more patiently.

I think the way to keep a friendship is to respect that everybody is different.

There can be differences of opinion without there being personal differences.

I can't wait until we get to the stage where we don't have to explain anymore.

I don't believe in pitfalls. I believe in taking risks and not doing the same thing twice.

If two people always agree, one of them is redundant.

America has believed that in differentiation, not uniformity, lies the path of progress.

We can argue and we can disagree, but we don’t need to poke our fingers in each other’s eyes in order to get our points across.

To achieve progress in the face of adversity, we need a genuine commitment to gaining a deeper understanding of humanity. I'd like to see a world with more leaders who are familiar with the depths of the views of those they deeply disagree with, so that they can understand the nuances of everyone they're representing.

I think it's important to understand people can disagree on things, and still move forward.

A critical component of progress is engaging with people you don't agree with - everything else is the status quo.

One size doesn't fit all, and I don't have a monopoly over good ideas.

I think people with varying experiences need to be creating.

Being surrounded by diverse points of view pushes us beyond our comfort zones. And when people and teams bring multiple perspectives and experiences to the table, the discussions are deeper, the decision-making process is better, and the solutions are stronger.