No happy person can be quite so impervious to pain (Gail Wynand to Dominique Francon)

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

She loves him with a love that sees no flaws, find no fault, knows no bounds...Oh God, please don't let her hurt too badly and, please, never, never let me love like that.

I like to think I'm a pretty good friend. I love having a good time, and I enjoy being able to share those good times with others.

I had therefore to remove knowledge, in order to make room for belief.

Only once in your life, I truly believe, you find someone who can completely turn your world around.

Hillary Clinton almost got to be president. The reasons why she didn't become president had to do with bad judgments about how to handle the early caucus states, which is not a gender-specific trait.

Godliness consists in the knowledge love & worship of God, Humanity in love, righteousness & good offices towards man.

The factor that makes people extremely vulnerable to enslavement is the lack of the rule of law.

The American indie underground made music for like-minded people who thought for themselves. Thinking for yourself is intrinsically subversive.

Lovers are commonly industrious to make themselves uneasy.

No one can help an alcoholic or addict until he or she is ready to try to get better.