Book Clubs | Selected Quotes | The Play: Ben Carson, M.D.

SELECTED QUOTES

On Inspiration
On Success
On Pride and Prejudice
On Education

On Mentors and Heros
On Happiness
On Hardship
In Conclusion

On Hardship:

"The first step to overcoming hardship has to be a change in attitude. Far too many people today have a victim's mentality. People with this focus get so overwhelmed by their hardship that they feel paralyzed and powerless. Then, since they aren't responsible for the seemingly insurmountable obstacles surrounding them, they assume little if any responsibility for tackling those problems."

"My mother refused to see herself as a victim and determined not to let us think of ourselves that way either."