In order to fight any issue, it is necessary to fight for something, not merely against something.

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

It is sad to love and be unloved, but sadder still to be unable to love.

Life sucks. Enlightenment is getting over it.

I have steadfastly refused to make concessions that would undermine my ideals.

You're mad 'cause my style you're admiring. Don't be mad, UPS is hiring.

I'm not an equipment nut. I tend to use whatever's at hand. I have several cameras, of course, but I'm not emotional about any of them

Some people think reality must be constantly depressing, but I think reality is something you rise above.

Don't sacrifice a good life for a good time.

Intemperate wits will spare neither friend nor foe, and make themselves the common enemies of mankind.

A great number of tourists have been flocking Iceland and those numbers are growing every year. That also raises questions like "How do we receive people?" and "How do we present our country?"

Soil, not oil, holds the future for humanity.