The man who does not value himself, cannot value anything or anyone.
AYN RANDFreedom comes from seeing the ignorance of your critics and discovering the emptiness of their virtue.
More Ayn Rand Quotes
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It is a free market that makes monopolies impossible.
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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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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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If a society is to be free, its government has to be controlled.
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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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The Argument from Intimidation is a confession of intellectual impotence.
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Poverty is not a mortgage on the labor of others-misfortune.
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Self respect is something that can’t be killed. The worst thing is to kill a man’s pretense at it.
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A man’s sexual choice is the result and the sum of his fundamental convictions.
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You have been the one encounter in my life that can never be repeated.
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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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The man who speaks to you of sacrifice, speaks of slaves and masters. And intends to be the master.
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Never think of pain or danger or enemies a moment longer than is necessary to fight them.
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Don’t fool yourself, my dear. You’re much worse than a bitch. You’re a saint. Which shows why saints are dangerous and undesirable.
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The basic need of the creator is independence.
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