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 RANDCompromise 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 RANDWhat is man? He’s just a collection of chemicals with delusions of grandeur.
AYN RANDDon’t fool yourself, my dear. You’re much worse than a bitch. You’re a saint. Which shows why saints are dangerous and undesirable.
AYN RANDWe can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality.
AYN RANDAs we gain knowledge, we do not become more certain, we become certain of more.
AYN RANDForce and mind are opposites; morality ends where a gun begins.
AYN RANDMan 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.
AYN RANDIdentify the dominant philosophy of a society and you can predict its future.
AYN RANDIndiscriminate tolerance and indiscriminate condemnation are not two opposites: they are two variants of the same evasion.
AYN RANDWhen 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.
AYN RANDThe source of the government’s authority is “the consent of the governed.
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.
AYN RANDA man’s sexual choice is the result and the sum of his fundamental convictions.
AYN RANDThe problem is not those who dream, but those who can only dream.
AYN RANDIf one’s actions are honest, one does not need the predated confidence of others.
AYN RANDTo 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?
AYN RAND