I swear by my life and my love of it that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine.
AYN RANDDevotion 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.
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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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The essential characteristic of socialism is the denial of individual property rights.
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You love people not for what you do for them or what they do for you. You love them for the values, the virtues, which they have achieved in their own character.
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All life is a purposeful struggle, and your only choice is the choice of a goal.
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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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You can ignore reality, but you can’t ignore the consequences of ignoring reality.
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I love you so much that nothing can matter to me, not even you, only my love, not your answer, not even your indifference
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I don’t wish to be the symbol of anything. I’m only myself.
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To love a woman for her virtues is meaningless.
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An irresponsible person is a person who makes vague promises, then breaks his word, blames it on circumstances and expects other people to forgive it.
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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.
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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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Power-lust is a weed that grows only in the vacant lots of an abandoned mind.
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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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Do not keep silent when your own ideas and values are being attacked.
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