“I think, therefore I'll think.”
― Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged
----------------― Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged
“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.”
― Ayn Rand
----------------― Ayn Rand
“But why should you care what people will say? All you have to do is please yourself.”
― Ayn Rand
― Ayn Rand
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“You have been the one encounter in my life that can never be repeated”
― Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead
― Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead
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“There’s nothing as significant as a human face. Nor as eloquent.
We can never really know another person, except by our first glance at
him. Because, in that glance, we know everything. Even thought we’re
not always wise enough to unravel the knowledge.”
― Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead
-----------------― Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead
“What greater wealth is there than to own your life and to spend
it on growing? Every living thing must grow. It can't stand still. It
must grow or perish.”
― Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged
― Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged
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"To deal with men by force is as impractical as to deal with nature by persuasion."
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Ayn Rand
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"Philosophy is the goal toward which religion was only a helplessly blind groping." ― Ayn Rand
"Philosophy is the goal toward which religion was only a helplessly blind groping." ― Ayn Rand
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"Intellectual honesty is the only tool required." ― Ayn Rand
"Intellectual honesty is the only tool required." ― Ayn Rand
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"My philosophy, in essence, is the concept of man as a heroic being, with his own happiness as the moral purpose of his life, with productive achievement as his noblest activity, and reason as his only absolute."
"My philosophy, in essence, is the concept of man as a heroic being, with his own happiness as the moral purpose of his life, with productive achievement as his noblest activity, and reason as his only absolute."
―
Ayn Rand (appendix to 'Atlas Shrugged')
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"[T]he only real moral crime that one man can commit against another is the attempt to create, by his words or actions, an impression of the contradictory, the impossible, the irrational, and thus shake the concept of rationality in his victim." ― Ayn Rand
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"[T]he only real moral crime that one man can commit against another is the attempt to create, by his words or actions, an impression of the contradictory, the impossible, the irrational, and thus shake the concept of rationality in his victim." ― Ayn Rand
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"If I were to speak your kind of language, I would say that man's only moral commandment is: Thou shalt think. But a 'moral commandment' is a contradiction in terms. The moral is the chosen, not the forced; the understood, not the obeyed. The moral is the rational, and reason accepts no commandments." ― Ayn Rand
"If I were to speak your kind of language, I would say that man's only moral commandment is: Thou shalt think. But a 'moral commandment' is a contradiction in terms. The moral is the chosen, not the forced; the understood, not the obeyed. The moral is the rational, and reason accepts no commandments." ― Ayn Rand
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"I consider National Review the worst and most dangerous magazine in America. The kind of defense that it offers to capitalism results in nothing except the discrediting and destruction of capitalism ... because it ties capitalism to religion." (Playboy Interview March 1964) ― Ayn Rand
"I consider National Review the worst and most dangerous magazine in America. The kind of defense that it offers to capitalism results in nothing except the discrediting and destruction of capitalism ... because it ties capitalism to religion." (Playboy Interview March 1964) ― Ayn Rand
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"So you think that money is the root of all evil.
Have you ever asked what is the root of all money?"― Ayn Rand(Francisco's Money Speech in 'Atlas Shrugged')
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"Civilization is the progress toward a society of privacy. The savage's whole existence is public, ruled by the laws of his tribe. Civilization is the process of setting man free from men."
"So you think that money is the root of all evil.
Have you ever asked what is the root of all money?"― Ayn Rand(Francisco's Money Speech in 'Atlas Shrugged')
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"Civilization is the progress toward a society of privacy. The savage's whole existence is public, ruled by the laws of his tribe. Civilization is the process of setting man free from men."
―
Ayn Rand('The Fountainhead' 1943)
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"Upper classes are a nation's past; the middle class is its future." ― Ayn Rand
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"Upper classes are a nation's past; the middle class is its future." ― Ayn Rand
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"There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: the fashionable non-conformist." ― Ayn Rand
('Atlas Shrugged' 1957) ― Ayn Rand
('The Virtue of Selfishness' 1964) ― Ayn Rand
(Playboy Interview March 1964)
"There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: the fashionable non-conformist." ― Ayn Rand
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"The right to vote is a consequence, not a primary cause, of a
free social system – and its value depends on the constitutional
structure implementing and strictly delimiting the voters' power;
unlimited majority rule is an instance of the principle of tyranny.
―
Ayn Rand
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"Whatever their future, at the dawn of their lives, men seek a noble vision of man's nature and of life's potential." ('The Fountainhead' 1943)
―
Ayn Rand
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"The moral justification of capitalism does not lie in the altruist
claim that it represents the best way to achieve 'the common good.' It
is true that capitalism does – if that catch-phrase has any meaning –
but this is merely a secondary consequence. The moral justification for
capitalism lies in the fact that it is the only system consonant with
man's rational nature, that it protects man's survival qua man, and that
its ruling principle is: justice."
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Ayn Rand
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"Guilt is a rope that wears thin."
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Ayn Rand
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"The three cardinal values of the Objectivist ethics ... are: Reason,
Purpose, Self-Esteem, with their three corresponding virtues:
Rationality, Productiveness, Pride."
―
Ayn Rand
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"Happiness is that state of consciousness which proceeds from the achievement of one's values." ('Atlas Shrugged' 1957)
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Ayn Rand
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"It is not advisable, James, to venture unsolicited opinions. You should
spare yourself the embarrassing discovery of their exact value to your
listener."
('Atlas Shrugged' 1957) ― Ayn Rand
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"I need no warrant for being, and no word of sanction upon my being. I am the warrant and the sanction." ('Anthem' 1946)
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Ayn Rand
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"The Argument from Intimidation is a confession of intellectual impotence."
('The Virtue of Selfishness' 1964) ― Ayn Rand
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"I am an innovator. This is a term of distinction, a term of honor,
rather than something to hide or apologize for. Anyone who has new or
valuable ideas to offer stands outside the intellectual status quo. But
the status quo is not a stream, let alone a 'mainstream'. It is a
stagnant swamp. It is the innovators who carry mankind forward." (Playboy Interview March 1964)
―
Ayn Rand
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"What is greatness? I will answer: it is the
capacity to live by the three fundamental values of John Galt: reason,
purpose, self-esteem."
(Playboy Interview March 1964)
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