People create their own questions because they are afraid to look straight. All you have to do is look straight and see the road, and when you see it, don’t sit looking at it – walk.
AYN RANDDevotion to the truth is the hallmark of morality; there is no greater, nobler, more heroic form of devotion than the act of a man who assumes the responsibility of thinking.
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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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Joy is the goal of existence, and joy is not to be stumbled upon, but to be achieved, and the act of treason is to let its vision drown in the swamp of the moment’s torture.
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Patience is always rewarded and romance is always round the corner!
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The purpose of morality is to teach you, not to suffer and die, but to enjoy yourself and live.
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Whoever claims the right to redistribute the wealth produced by others is claiming the right to treat human beings as chattel.
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The man who speaks to you of sacrifice, speaks of slaves and masters. And intends to be the master.
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Reason is not automatic. Those who deny it cannot be conquered by it. Do not count on them. Leave them alone.
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Reality is an absolute, existence is an absolute, a speck of dust is an absolute and so is a human life.
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Statism is a system of institutionalized violence and perpetual civil war. Statism survives by looting; a free country survives by production.
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The entire history of science is a progression of exploded fallacies.
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If a society is to be free, its government has to be controlled.
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The difference between a welfare state and a totalitarian state is a matter of time.
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Man will always be attracted to the woman who reflects his deepest vision of himself, the woman whose surrender permits him to experience a sense of self-esteem.
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The government was set to protect man from criminals, and the Constitution was written to protect man from the government.
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The problem is not those who dream, but those who can only dream.
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