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We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality.

Ayn Rand

There are two sides to every issue: one side is right and the other is wrong, but the middle is always evil.
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Evil Issue Justice Problem Right Wrong
The man who does not value himself, cannot value anything or anyone.
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Deep Himself Man Self Respect Value
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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Alone Automatic Conquer Count Deny Leaving Reason
A businessman cannot force you to buy his product; if he makes a mistake, he suffers the consequences; if he fails, he takes the loss. If bureaucrat makes a mistake, you suffer the consequences; if he fails, he passes the loss on to you.
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Businessman Consequences Failure Force Lost Mistake Suffering
The uncontested absurdities of today are the accepted slogans of tomorrow.
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Absure Acceptance Future Present Slogan
Freedom is to ask nothing. To expect nothing. To depend on nothing.
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Dependent Expectation Freedom Life Positive
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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Attraction Experience Himself Man Permit Self Esteem Sex Surrender Vision Woman
Integrity is the ability to stand by an idea.
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Ability Business Ideas Integrity One Liner Stand
Politically, the goal of today’s dominant trend is statism. Philosophically, the goal is the obliteration of reason; psychologically, it is the erosion of ambition.
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Ambition Dominant Goals Philosophy Politics Reason
Joy is the goal of existence, and joy is not to be stumbled upon, but to be achieved, and the act of treason is to let its vision drown in the swamp of the moment’s torture.
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Achievement Existence Goals Joy Moments Stumble Torture Vision
The government was set to protect man from criminals, and the Constitution was written to protect man from the government.
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Constitution Crime Man Protection
We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality.
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Consequences Evade Reality
The basic need of the creator is independence.
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Creation Independence Need One Liner
You can ignore reality, but you can’t ignore the consequences of ignoring reality.
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Consequences Deep Ignorance Reality
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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Character Earn Honor Man Men Money Obtain Respect
Run for your life from any man who tells you that money is evil. That sentence is the leper’s bell of an approaching looter.
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Approach Evil Life Man Money Run Sentence

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