Mysticism requires the notion of the unknowable, which is revealed to some and withheld from others; this divides men into those who feel guilt and those who cash in on it.

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

Tell me this is a nightmare

All success in life comes to naught if it is laced with vanity.

Research does not support any part of Race to the Top

No muse shoots darts of insight into the unsuspecting artist.

I'm leaving because the weather is too good. I hate London when it's not raining.

I never wish for critics.

Jack jumped off the couch, pulling his shirt back on. "Next time,if you'd like, I'll just come without one," he said,grinning at me.

If the American people don't love me, their descendants will.

Mumbling obeisance to abhorrence of apartheid is like those lapsed believers who cross themselves when entering a church.

If God wills the evangelization of the world, and you refuse to support missions, then you are opposed to the will of God.