I don't wish to be the symbol of anything. I'm only myself.

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

Passion is universal humanity. Without it religion history romance and art would be useless.

Truth is the only safe ground to stand upon.

He who shares the danger ought to share the prize.

If we must die, O let us nobly die.

The sad truth is, they should never trust me.

A person cannot grow up through happiness. Happiness makes a person shallow. It is only through suffering that we grow up, transform, and come to a better understanding of life.

Probably the difference between man and the monkeys is that the monkeys are merely bored, while man has boredom plus imagination.

I had a background in theater as an actor, and then a photographer, and then as an experimental filmmaker and editor.

The thing about words is that meanings can twist just like a snake, and if you want to find snakes look for them behind words that have changed their meaning.

The greatest joy I get is setting up plays for somebody else. I take a lot of pride in helping other people make plays.