Ben Carson Quotes

If one cannot command attention by one's admirable qualities one can at least be a nuisance.

Going unnoticed has never been my strong suit.

Criticism comes to those who stand out.

I'd rather be looked over than overlooked.

You know I had rather be laughed at than not to be noticed at all.

I went for an outrageous form of expressing myself. It seemed to be a way that I could make my name and show that I was somebody.

I think I've benefited from not being hugely known. It means I have to do something really effective to be noticed.

I just never wanted to be too much in the background. I always wanted to be a part of things.

I think sometimes when you want attention, you can wear sunglasses, and people are like, 'Who is that?'

You can't hide when you're on the top of the leaderboard. You can't hide my name.

With some many talented people around, it is difficult to cut through competition and stand out.

You step away from the public eye for too long, they don't care no more.

It's kind of tough to get noticed. Sure, I can kick my leg over my head, but how do I get noticed?

I've never wanted to be your average Joe. I've always wanted to stand out from the crowd - to be someone looked at and admired, and scrutinised. I'd much rather be scrutinised or criticised than have no one look at me at all.

I prefer to be noticed some day, first for my ideas and second for my good eye.

In the opening stage of most careers any attention is what you want, any attention is good attention, even if it's bad attention.

I think that people are having to do like really crazy things to shock people now, to get people's attention and it kind of, it's this way in lots of different aspects of life. You know, people fight for attention. It's competitive. So they need to be the one that stands out.

I'm dramatically underexposed. I demand more attention!

It is a good thing to be laughed at. It is better than to be ignored.

Everything is judged by its appearance; what is unseen counts for nothing. Never let yourself get lost in the crowd, then, or buried in oblivion. Stand out. Be conspicuous, at all cost. Make yourself a magnet of attention by appearing larger, more colorful, more mysterious than the bland and timid masses.

Playing all the time keeps you on everybody's mind.

I enjoy the idea of being able to sort of flip-flop between being recognized and not being recognized.

Being criticized in the media is a good problem to have - most of the time. It means you're doing something that is at least interesting or cool or crazy enough to be noticed. It might not always feel good, but it's usually better than the alternative of obscurity.

I think cheesecake helps call attention to you. Then you can follow through and prove yourself.

My grandfather used to say I don't care how you talk about me, good or bad, just don't leave me out of the conversation.