As we gain knowledge, we do not become more certain, we become certain of more.
AYN RANDAs we gain knowledge, we do not become more certain, we become certain of more.
AYN RANDIndiscriminate tolerance and indiscriminate condemnation are not two opposites: they are two variants of the same evasion.
AYN RANDA 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.
AYN RANDDon’t ever give up what you want in life. The struggle is worth it.
AYN RANDLet 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.
AYN RANDThe man who does not value himself, cannot value anything or anyone.
AYN RANDDo not keep silent when your own ideas and values are being attacked.
AYN RANDIf you don’t know, the thing to do is not to get scared, but to learn.
AYN RANDA 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.
AYN RANDRationalization is a process of not perceiving reality, but of attempting to make reality fit one’s emotions.
AYN RANDStatism is a system of institutionalized violence and perpetual civil war. Statism survives by looting; a free country survives by production.
AYN RANDTo love a woman for her virtues is meaningless.
AYN RANDThe man who speaks to you of sacrifice, speaks of slaves and masters. And intends to be the master.
AYN RANDJoy 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.
AYN RANDYou can ignore reality, but you can’t ignore the consequences of ignoring reality.
AYN RANDLove 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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