Men who reject the responsibility of thought and reason can only exist as parasites on the thinking of others.
AYN RANDShe did not know the nature of her loneliness.
More Ayn Rand Quotes
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Integrity is the ability to stand by an idea.
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Let me give you a tip on a clue to men’s characters: the man who damns money has obtained it dishonorably; the man who respects it has earned it.
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I swear by my life and my love of it that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine.
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You can ignore reality, but you can’t ignore the consequences of ignoring reality.
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Integrity is the ability to stand by an idea.
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Don’t ever give up what you want in life. The struggle is worth it.
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The truth is not for all men but only for those who seek it.
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I started my life with a single absolute: that the world was mine to shape in the image of my highest values and never to be given up to a lesser standard, no matter how long or hard the struggle.
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You have been the one encounter in my life that can never be repeated.
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There are two sides to every issue: one side is right and the other is wrong, but the middle is always evil.
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I worship individuals for their highest possibilities as individuals and I loathe humanity for its failure to live up to these possibilities.
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An irresponsible person is a person who makes vague promises, then breaks his word, blames it on circumstances and expects other people to forgive it.
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She knew that even pain can be confessed, but to confess happiness is to stand naked, delivered to the witness.
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To sell your soul is the easiest thing in the world. That’s what everybody does every hour of his life. If I asked you to keep your soul – would you understand why that’s much harder?
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Freedom comes from seeing the ignorance of your critics and discovering the emptiness of their virtue.
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