Believing in fate produces fate. Believing in freedom will create infinite possibilities.

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

We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings.

The historian looks backward. In the end he also believes backward.

I'm an American who loves an America which doesn't exist, which is a land of freedom and free ideas.

Does God ask us to do what is beneath us? This question will never trouble us again if we consider the Lord of heaven taking a towel and washing feet.

For old actors, just remember that inside you're only 14. Acting is for kids. You poor old grown-ups, you've forgotten how to do what kids know automatically.

With writing and publishing, my only aim is to live in the aesthetic pleasure dome.

What about your crepe?" "Stuff It." "She's crazy about you," Mavis commented. "It's almost embarrassing, the way she fawns.

Faith in people is an a priori requirement for dialogue.

Getting a lot of applause, announcing military reforms and upgrades. It's a really good speech [of Donald Trump].

I was interested in maintaining the dignity and the hearts of the songs, letting them breathe and become what they are.