A culture is made — or destroyed — by its articulate voices.

If the truth shall kill them, let them die.

Potentially, a government is the most dangerous threat to man's rights: it holds a legal monopoly on the use of physical force against legally disarmed victims.

The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities.

The truth is not for all men, but only for those who seek it.

When you see corruption being rewarded and honesty becoming a self-sacrifice, you may know that your society is doomed

We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality

So you think that money is the root of all evil. Have you ever asked what is the root of all money?

Every aspect of Western culture needs a new code of ethics - a rational ethics - as a precondition of rebirth.

You can ignore reality, but you can't ignore the consequences of ignoring reality.

But I don't think of you. - Howard Roark

the world is not a pleasant place to be without someone to hold and be held by.

It is the unexpected and the surprise quality of a personal vision, rather than the emotion, which make people respond to a photograph.

What did I know best that I had not written about and Lost? What did I know about truly and care for the most?

The silver trump of freedom had roused my soul to eternal wakefulness. Freedom now appeared, to disappear no more forever. It was heard in every sound, and seen in every thing.

Life is simple. Life is not complicated. Life is only one thing: Identify yourself.

Don't waste time trying to break a man's heart; be satisfied if you can just manage to chip it in a brand new place.

Prosperity can't be just for CEOs and hedge fund managers. Democracy can't be just for billionaires and corporations. Prosperity and democracy are part of your basic bargain, too.

Broken relationships are a source of heavy heartbreak that seem to affect every family.

My agent once said, 'You're not very driven.' And it's true. I'm not the type to ring up and go, 'Get me this part!'

I love doing live action movies, but there's a great job in doing animation, especially one with music.