I never found beauty in longing for the impossible and never found the possible to be beyond my reach.
AYN RANDI never found beauty in longing for the impossible and never found the possible to be beyond my reach.
AYN RANDMen who reject the responsibility of thought and reason can only exist as parasites on the thinking of others.
AYN RANDA creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.
AYN RANDWhen I disagree with a rational man, I let reality be our final arbiter; if I am right, he will learn; if I am wrong, I will; one of us will win, but both will profit.
AYN RANDTo 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?
AYN RANDLive and act within the limit of your knowledge and keep expanding it to the limit of your life.
AYN RANDAll life is a purposeful struggle, and your only choice is the choice of a goal.
AYN RANDLove should be treated like a business deal, but every business deal has its own terms and its own currency. And in love, the currency is virtue.
AYN RANDRationalization is a process of not perceiving reality, but of attempting to make reality fit one’s emotions.
AYN RANDWe can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality.
AYN RANDThe man who does not value himself, cannot value anything or anyone.
AYN RANDThe man who does not value himself, cannot value anything or anyone.
AYN RANDLearn to value yourself, which means: fight for your happiness.
AYN RANDCapitalism has created the highest standard of living ever known on earth.
AYN RANDLet 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.
AYN RANDAs we gain knowledge, we do not become more certain, we become certain of more.
AYN RAND