Money demands that you sell, not your weakness to men's stupidity, but your talent to their reason. Votes: 14
So you think that money is the root of all evil. Have you ever asked what is the root of all money? Votes: 12
The fight we are in here, make no mistake about it, is a fight of individualism versus collectivism. Votes: 0
There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: the fashionable non-conformist. Votes: 0
Happiness is that state of consciousness which proceeds from the achievement of one's values. Votes: 0
The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren Votes: 0
Money is only a tool. It will take you wherever you wish, but it will not replace you as the driver. Votes: 0
The purpose of morality is to teach you, not to suffer and die, but to enjoy yourself and live. Votes: 0
"You were not born to be a second-hander." Howard Roark to Gail Wynand in "The Fountainhead" Votes: 0
America's founding Ideal was the principle of individual rights. Nothing more - and nothing less. Votes: 0
I used to call people, then I got into e-mailing, then texting, and now I just ignore everyone. Votes: 0
One of the most destructive anti-concepts in the history of moral philosophy is the term 'duty. Votes: 0
To demand 'sense' is the hallmark of nonsense. Nature does not make sense. Nothing makes sense. Votes: 0
The purpose of the law is not to prevent a future offense, but to punish the one actually committed. Votes: 0
We are all brothers under the skin - and I, for one, would be willing to skin humanity to prove it. Votes: 0
The anti-mind is the anti-life. Votes: 0
My happiness is not the means to any end. It is the end. It is its own goal. It is its own purpose. Votes: 0
The alleged short-cut to knowledge, which is faith, is only a short-circuit destroying the mind Votes: 0
The hardest thing to explain is the glaringly evident which everybody had decided not to see. Votes: 0
I think. I am. I will. Votes: 0
All work is an act of philosophy. Votes: 0
Live and act within the limit of your knowledge and keep expanding it to the limit of your life. Votes: 0
If any part of your uncertainty, is a conflict between your heart and your mind - follow your mind. Votes: 0
The man who speaks to you of sacrifice, speaks of slaves and masters. And intends to be the master. Votes: 0
To be the kind of writer you want to be, you must first be the kind of thinker you want to be. Votes: 0
... reason accepts no commandments. Votes: 0
I guard my treasures: my thoughts, my will, my freedom. And the greatest of these is freedom. Votes: 0
A good quotation must be a complete entity. It must be like a headline - sharp, clear, whole. Votes: 0
I think, therefore I'll think. Votes: 0
Religion is a primitive form of philosophy, [the] attempt to offer a comprehensive view of reality. Votes: 0
The creator's concern is the conquest of nature. The parasite's concern is the conquest of men. Votes: 0
A gun is not an argument. Votes: 0
In order to fight any issue, it is necessary to fight for something, not merely against something. Votes: 0
Money is the root of all good. Votes: 0
Whenever anyone accuses some person of being 'unfeeling,' he means that that person is just. Votes: 0
This god, this one word: I. Votes: 0
To achieve, you need thought Votes: 0
When you have civilized men fighting savages, you support the civilized men, no matter who they are. Votes: 0
Art is a selective re-creation of reality according to an artists metaphysical value judgments. Votes: 0
The sky is like a black sieve pierced by silver drops that tremble, ready to burst through. Votes: 0
Never ask people about your work. Votes: 0
Self respect is something that can't be killed. The worst thing is to kill a man's pretense at it. Votes: 0
Guilt is a rope that wears thin. Votes: 0
That which exists possesses identity; he could keep it out of existence by refusing to identify it. Votes: 0
She started off, walking fast, as if the speed of her steps could give form to the things she felt. Votes: 0
I am. I think. I will. Votes: 0
Every loneliness is a pinnacle Votes: 0
It is a sin to write this. Votes: 0
The virtue involved in helping those one loves is not 'selflessness' or 'sacrifice,' but integrity. Votes: 0
And man will go on. Man, not men. Votes: 0
Don't worry. They're all against me. But I have one advantage: they don't know what they want. I do. Votes: 0
There are two side to every issue. Votes: 0
I donât approve of religion. Votes: 0
Productiveness is your acceptance of morality, your recognition of the fact that you choose to live. Votes: 0
Get the hell out of my way! Votes: 0
Do not let your fire go out. Votes: 0
Great men can't be ruled. Votes: 0
It is not as late as you think. It is merely early - in the age of the rebirth of individualism. Votes: 0
Collectivism requires self-sacrifice, the subordination of one's interests to those of others. Votes: 0
You love only those who deserve it. Votes: 0
Capitalism is our only moral system. All other systems take advantage of man's rights and liberties. Votes: 0
An artist recreates those aspects of reality which represent his fundamental view of man's nature. Votes: 0
A rational man is guided by his thinking - by a process of Reason - not by his feelings and desires. Votes: 0
Most American men are repressors. Votes: 0
Style is not an end in itself, it is only a means to an end - the means of telling a story. Votes: 0
I want to be prepared to claim the greatest virtue of all - that I was a man who made money Votes: 0
We'll meet again. We'll meet when years have passed, and years make such a difference, don't they? Votes: 0
Do you know the hallmark of the second-rater? It's resentment of another man's achievement. Votes: 0
If a dedication page were to precede the total of my work, it would read: To the glory of Man. Votes: 0