Ben Carson Quotes

We have too many intellectuals who are afraid to use the pistol of common sense.

I don't think really conservative or liberal; I think what makes sense.

I'm not registered to any party. I don't really play in the political world. I'm really more interested in getting things done.

What matters most is finding practical, pragmatic solutions .... Ideological purity is for partisan extremists.

I guess I'm quite practical. Or at least like to think I am.

I like common sense, to try and be the voice of reason at work.

I kind of look at things from a very common-sense point of view.

I'm putting jobs over ideology.

It has always seemed to me that the best symbol of common sense was a bridge.

Job creation is important I think, but it's not the critical issue for Republicans.

Donald Trump is not ideological. Now, to me, that means more than he's not just conservative or liberal. He knows what both things are. It's just not how he looks at the world, and it's not how he sees people.

And if we walk away now, if we simply retreat into our respective corners, we will never be able to come together and solve challenges like health care, or education, or the need to find good jobs for every American.

Thinking. A process by which I use my brain to make a rational decision.

Well, I think that there's a clear record, I worked with Ronald Reagan in the early '80s and his recovery program translated into today's population of about 25 million new jobs in a seven-year period. As Speaker of the House, I worked with President Clinton and he followed with a very similar plan. And we ended up with about 11 million new jobs in a four-year period.

When I go in and vote, I vote for the person I think will get the job done.I don't vote right-left.

We cannot resort to simplistic or extreme solutions which substitute myths for common sense.

All the problems of the world could be settled easily if men were only willing to think.

You should never wish for wishful thinking.

Somewhere along the line common sense should prevail,.

Cultivate the ability to make decisions and think alone. Do not be afraid of failure, but learn from it.

The time must come inevitably when mankind shall surmount the imbecility of religion, as it has surmounted the imbecility of religion's ally, magic. It is impossible to imagine this world being really civilized so long as so much nonsense survives. In even its highest forms religion embraces concepts that run counter to all common sense. It can be defended only by making assumptions and adopting rules of logic that are never heard of in any other field of human thinking.

Where instinct fails, intellect must venture.

Realism in foreign policy means careful consideration of all aspects pertinent to the issue, before taking a decision. This is the only way you can move from where you are to someplace else.

I don't think you fully understand the public, my friend; in this country, when something is out of order, then the quickest way to get it fixed is the best way.

Once you think bigger than yourself then the cause becomes the issue if you think on a higher plain you can come together to work on our problems.