"I hated poverty. Poverty is more of a choice than anything else , and I can change that. It depends upon how hard I want to work, and I decided that I would change it."

Dr. Ben Carson

I believe what Dr. Ben Carson is saying is that you have a choice. It's simple you work hard and learn and soon enough you will leave poverty and enter prosperity. The more you learn the wealthier you become the more opportunities you will get. Knowledge is the most important thing to becoming successful in life it will achieve great things for you so use it to your advantage.