Men prosper or fail, survive or perish in proportion to the degree of their rationality.

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

If I love you, what business is it of yours?

We are doing a disservice to our country when we keep on pushing the messages of miracles, signs and wonders.

I don't trust anybody in my life except my mother and my dogs.

I have always worked better alone and from my own impressions.

What good can the scriptures do to a man who has no sense of his own? Of what use is as mirror to a blind man?

It's not hard to keep up the image we chose. It's not hard to stay yourselves.

There are no shortcuts. You have to work hard, and try to put yourself in a position where if luck strikes, you can see the opportunity and take advantage of it.

Studios are passe for me. I'd rather play in a garage, in a truck, or a rehearsal hall, a club, or a basement.

People voted for Donald Trump. They want to repeal and replace ObamaCare. And we will.

I have lots of heroes: anyone and everyone who does whatever they can to leave the natural world better than they found it.