The Big Picture Quotes

“true happiness results less from money than from our relationships—with ourselves, with other people, and with God.”
― Ben Carson, The Big Picture: Getting Perspective on What's Really Important in Life

“If it’s in our constitution, if it’s in our pledge, if it’s in our courts, and it’s on our money, yet we can’t talk about it, what condition are we in as a country? In medicine we call it schizophrenia. And doesn’t that describe a lot of what is going on in our society today?”
― Ben Carson, The Big Picture: Getting Perspective on What's Really Important in Life

“That’s what Solomon meant when he said, ‘Gold is nice, silver is nice, rubies are nice. But to be treasured far above all those things are knowledge, wisdom, and understanding.’ Because with knowledge, wisdom, and understanding you can get all the gold, silver, and rubies you want. But more importantly, you come to realize that gold and silver and rubies aren’t really very important. It’s a far more valuable thing to develop your God-given talents to the point where you become valuable to the people around you.”
― Ben Carson, The Big Picture: Getting Perspective on What's Really Important in Life

“P–E–E–R–S. That stands for People who Encourage Errors, Rudeness, and Stupidity”
― Ben Carson, The Big Picture: Getting Perspective on What's Really Important in Life

“What are we fighting against in our culture? Look at what’s emphasized. Sports. Entertainment. Lifestyles of the rich and famous. The very same things that other great nations in history became enamored with—before their falls. Greece. Rome. Egypt. Go back and read their histories—they did exactly the same things.”
― Ben Carson, The Big Picture: Getting Perspective on What's Really Important in Life

“The important point here is that I had the same brain when I was still at the bottom of the class as I had when I reached the top of the class.”
― Ben Carson, The Big Picture: Getting Perspective on What's Really Important in Life

“seriously evaluating my gifts and talents—an important step when choosing a career.”
― Ben Carson, The Big Picture: Getting Perspective on What's Really Important in Life

“I had focused on the failure because I had not yet acquired the wisdom necessary to attain a better perspective.”
― Ben Carson, The Big Picture: Getting Perspective on What's Really Important in Life