I want people to see me as an honest person, a person who is actually willing to express what they believe. The way I look at it, if people don't like that, I'd rather not be in office. I don't want to be in office under false pretenses, just saying things people want to hear so I can get elected.

As quoted in "Carson: I won't tell lies to get elected" (2015), by Jonathan Easley, The Hill (October 12, 2015).