Ayn Rand ( 10 of 52 )
People create their own questions because they are afraid to look straight. All you have to do is look straight read more
People create their own questions because they are afraid to look straight. All you have to do is look straight and see the road, and when you see it, don't sit looking at it- walk.
Force and mind are opposites; morality ends where a gun begins.
Force and mind are opposites; morality ends where a gun begins.
A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.
A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.
Learn to value yourself, which means: to fight for your happiness.
Learn to value yourself, which means: to fight for your happiness.
A building has integrity just like a man. And just as seldom.
A building has integrity just like a man. And just as seldom.
Every man builds his world in his own image. He has the power to choose, but no power to escape read more
Every man builds his world in his own image. He has the power to choose, but no power to escape the necessity of choice.
The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, read more
The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws.
Achievement of your happiness is the only moral purpose of your life, and that happiness, not pain or mindless self-indulgence, read more
Achievement of your happiness is the only moral purpose of your life, and that happiness, not pain or mindless self-indulgence, is the proof of your moral integrity, since it is the proof and the result of your loyalty to the achievement of your values.
Happiness is that state of consciousness which proceeds from the achievement of one's values.
Happiness is that state of consciousness which proceeds from the achievement of one's values.
The ladder of success is best climbed by stepping on the rungs of opportunity.
The ladder of success is best climbed by stepping on the rungs of opportunity.