The truth is not for all men but only for those who seek it.
AYN RANDCapitalism has been called a system of greed.
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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 problem is not those who dream, but those who can only dream.
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Inflation is not caused by the actions of private citizens, but by the government
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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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The source of the government’s authority is “the consent of the governed.
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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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We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality.
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To love a woman for her virtues is meaningless.
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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.
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Love 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.
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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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If you don’t know, the thing to do is not to get scared, but to learn.
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She knew that even pain can be confessed, but to confess happiness is to stand naked, delivered to the witness.
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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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Rationalization is a process of not perceiving reality, but of attempting to make reality fit one’s emotions.
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