Ayn Rand

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.

Wealth is the product of a man’s ability to think.

The Argument from Intimidation is a confession of intellectual impotence.

If I had to live my life again, I’d make the same mistakes, only sooner.

The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you’ve got it made.

Be bad, but at least don’t be a liar, a deceiver!

I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.

The way out of life and death is not some special technique; essential thing is to penetrate to the root of life and death.

“You should know our mania for building is stronger than ever. It is a diabolical thing. It consumes money and the more you build, the more you want to build. It’s a sickness like being addicted to alcohol.

It takes years to find your voice and seize your real estate.

It is easier to get into something than to get out of it.

But I do know there are not enough syllables to spell out how much I love you. I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love… You are my every moment, my every hour, my every day, my every season, and I know this isn’t poetry and it’s certainly not a haiku, it’s just all the things I needed to say to you.

Life is managed; it is not cured.

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.

Do not condemn the judgement of another because it differs from your own. You may both be wrong.

Every damn thing you do in this life, you have to pay for.

I don’t like when there’s too much conversation because I’m shy and it makes me uncomfortable.

Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind.