We create our own destiny by the way we do things. We have to take advantage of opportunities and be responsible for our choices.
We’ll always be safe in Jesus Christ if we place our faith in the Lord.
The point is, we can decry the dangers we face or ignore them or even allow ourselves to be paralyzed by fear.
Rather than reacting to every risk we hear and see, we should make an effort to discern which ones we can do something about.
I came to realize that if people could make me angry they could control me. Why should I give someone else such power over my life?
Nobody can hinder you from doing what you want, if that’s what you set your mind to. You can always find a hook to hang excuses on, but they’re only excuses. You don’t have anyone to blame but yourself. Nobody else makes you fail.
God cares about every area of our lives, and God wants us to ask for help.
What if someone hit us with an EMP, cyber-attack, and dirty bomb all at once? That would be pretty bad.
My experience has confirmed the wisdom of so much of what the Bible teaches.
By reading so much, my vocabulary automatically improved along with my comprehension.
I wish the government would read the Constitution. I think that would probably help quite a bit. And maybe they did read it and maybe they got confused when they read the preamble which says one of the duties is to promote the general welfare.
They were saying you would be a tremendous addition to the military, and we can get you into West Point with a full scholarship. And I simply said, I want to be a doctor. I really appreciate it.
There’s a false narrative that only the political class has the wisdom and the ability to be commander-in- chief. But if you go back and you study the design of our country, it was really designed for the citizen statesman.
It’s very difficult to speak to a large group of people these days and not offend someone.
I’ve gotten literally thousands of contacts from people across the country – and the most poignant ones being elderly people – who said I had given up on America and I was just waiting to die.
I consider myself a logical person and, you know, a lot of people try to categorize me in one way or another.
Some people say you’re weak because, you know, you’re not loud and you’re not boisterous and you’re not rude. But the fact of the matter is, look and see what I’ve done. And that speaks volumes about strength.
I have no problem with being vetted. What I do have a problem with is being lied about and then putting that as truth.
Military action is never the first thing that you jump to. You always look at other possibilities, including economic sanctions, tightening the screws.
Carson doesn’t believe in fighting stupid wars.