A man’s sexual choice is the result and the sum of his fundamental convictions.
AYN RANDA man’s sexual choice is the result and the sum of his fundamental convictions.
AYN RANDWhoever claims the right to redistribute the wealth produced by others is claiming the right to treat human beings as chattel.
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 RANDSelf respect is something that can’t be killed. The worst thing is to kill a man’s pretense at it.
AYN RANDA government is the most dangerous threat to man’s rights: it holds a legal monopoly on the use of physical force against legally disarmed victims.
AYN RANDAn honest man is one who knows that he can’t consume more than he has produced.
AYN RANDDon’t ever get angry at a man for stating the truth.
AYN RANDMan 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.
AYN RANDPeople don’t want to think. And the deeper they get into trouble, the less they want to think.
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.
AYN RANDPolitically, the goal of today’s dominant trend is statism. Philosophically, the goal is the obliteration of reason; psychologically, it is the erosion of ambition.
AYN RANDSelf-sacrifice? But it is precisely the self that cannot and must not be sacrificed.
AYN RANDDo not help your jailers to pretend that their jail is your natural state of existence.
AYN RANDTo love a woman for her virtues is meaningless.
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 RANDDon’t ever give up what you want in life. The struggle is worth it.
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