It is not death that we wish to avoid, but life that we wish to live.
AYN RANDReality is an absolute, existence is an absolute, a speck of dust is an absolute and so is a human life.
More Ayn Rand Quotes
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The man who does not value himself, cannot value anything or anyone.
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Freedom is to ask nothing. To expect nothing. To depend on nothing.
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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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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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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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Money is only a tool. It will take you wherever you wish, but it will not replace you as the driver.
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If a society is to be free, its government has to be controlled.
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Do not keep silent when your own ideas and values are being attacked.
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A culture is not the anonymous product of undifferentiate d masses, but the sum of the intellectual achievements of individual men.
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The source of the government’s authority is “the consent of the governed.
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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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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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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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Inflation is not caused by the actions of private citizens, but by the government
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