A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.
AYN RANDWe can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality.
More Ayn Rand Quotes
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Learn to value yourself, which means: fight for your happiness.
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I don’t wish to be the symbol of anything. I’m only myself.
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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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Force and mind are opposites; morality ends where a gun begins.
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A society that robs an individual of the product of his effort is not strictly speaking a society, but a mob held together by institutionalized gang violence.
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What is man? He’s just a collection of chemicals with delusions of grandeur.
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Identify the dominant philosophy of a society and you can predict its future.
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An honest man is one who knows that he can’t consume more than he has produced.
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Reason is not automatic. Those who deny it cannot be conquered by it. Do not count on them. Leave them alone.
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The source of the government’s authority is “the consent of the governed.
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If it’s worth doing, it’s worth overdoing.
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The purpose of morality is to teach you, not to suffer and die, but to enjoy yourself and live.
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A society that robs an individual of the product of his effort is not strictly speaking a society, but a mob held together by institutionalized gang violence.
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Integrity is the ability to stand by an idea.
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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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