Ayn Rand on existence
Ayn Rand106 quotes“Men who reject the responsibility of thought and reason can only exist as parasites on the thinking of others.”
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The Argument from Intimidation is a confession of intellectual impotence.
Ayn RandAyn Rand A man’s sexual choice is the result and the sum of his fundamental convictions.
Ayn RandAyn Rand Compromise does not satisfy, but dissatisfies everybody; it does not lead to any general fulfillment, but to general frustration; those who try to become everything to all people end up by not being anything to anyone.
Ayn RandAyn Rand Reason is not automatic. Those who deny it cannot be conquered by it. Do not count on them. Leave them alone.
Ayn RandAyn Rand A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.
Ayn RandAyn Rand Devotion to the truth is the hallmark of morality; there is no greater, nobler, more heroic form of devotion than the act of a man who assumes the responsibility of thinking.
Ayn RandAyn Rand The problem is not those who dream, but those who can only dream.
Ayn RandAyn Rand I love you so much that nothing can matter to me, not even you, only my love, not your answer, not even your indifference
Ayn RandAyn Rand It is a free market that makes monopolies impossible.
Ayn RandAyn Rand Do not help your jailers to pretend that their jail is your natural state of existence.
Ayn RandAyn Rand Love is reverence, and worship, and glory, and the upward glance.
Ayn RandAyn Rand You can ignore reality, but you can’t ignore the consequences of ignoring reality.
Ayn RandAyn Rand Patience is always rewarded and romance is always round the corner!
Ayn RandAyn Rand 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.
Ayn RandAyn Rand The entire history of science is a progression of exploded fallacies.
Ayn RandAyn Rand Contradictions do not exist. Whenever you think that you are facing a contradiction, check your premises. You will find that one of them is wrong.
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The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for.
Fyodor DostoevskyFyodor Dostoevsky I need a break from myself. Let me exist with you.
AurthurAurthur I think the devil doesn’t exist, but man has created him, he has created him in his own image and likeness.
Fyodor DostoevskyFyodor Dostoevsky Your wings already exist all you have to do is fly. Don’t be afraid to spread your wings.
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Hayley EvansHayley Evans Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.
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