student success statement: Dr. Ben Carson

" I hated poverty. Poverty is more of a choice than anything else, and i can change that (poverty). It depends on how hard i want to work, and i decided that i would change it" ~Dr. Ben Carson.

        what i feel towards this quote from is that i couldn't have said it better. I've been looking up at Ben Carson for the longest. I remember being in the fifth grade when i got to see his movie "Gifted Hands". I remember him saying "mom i have no imagination" i also remember her telling him and his brother "my boys will not be stupid" and she would put them to read. At first they didn't like it because they would watch TV all day long. At one point he did something which i know that he regrets but he also did something amazing for twins and their family. The movie goes on saying how his education and his mom got him to move ahead. And honestly i feel like i can relate to him because my mom is very hard on me. She wants me to be hardworking, independent, and to be the best i can be. And yes there is some days that you might not be feeling it but it pays off; it really does. But at the end of the day the option isn't your moms or dad choice its your. Your the only one who can decide your future. Therefore focus on yourself and what will benefit you.