Rationalization is a process of not perceiving reality, but of attempting to make reality fit one’s emotions.
AYN RANDDon’t fool yourself, my dear. You’re much worse than a bitch. You’re a saint. Which shows why saints are dangerous and undesirable.
More Ayn Rand Quotes
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Do not keep silent when your own ideas and values are being attacked.
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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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If the truth shall kill them, let them die.
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Live and act within the limit of your knowledge and keep expanding it to the limit of your life.
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I never found beauty in longing for the impossible and never found the possible to be beyond my reach.
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When 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.
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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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People don’t want to think. And the deeper they get into trouble, the less they want to think.
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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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I am done with this creed of corruption.
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Don’t ever give up what you want in life. The struggle is worth it.
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It is a free market that makes monopolies impossible.
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A man’s sexual choice is the result and the sum of his fundamental convictions.
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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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Integrity is the ability to stand by an idea.
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