Pleasure is nought but virtue's gayer name-- I wrong her still, I rate her worth too low: Virtue the root, and pleasure is the flow'r.

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

know your ignorance

The value system of a country comes from the pulpit.

Bliss cannot be found by remembering the past or anticipating the future.

I remember 9/11; we had 'Comics Come Home' about a month after those events. That night, even the comedians were concerned. Would the audience be ready to laugh? It was a release for everyone.

I hate almost all rich people, but I think I’d be darling at it.

You must control your anger and jealousy and possessive nature or, as you become more powerful and your will increases in strength, you will injure others.

It's all right letting yourself go, as long as you can get yourself back.

You don't want to buy a surprise, because then the surprise is how awful it looks on you.

I think most actors are shy. I really do. The greatest actors can disappear. I had friends call me the Blend-In Man.

In fact, ballet companies did not exist in the Midwest when I was a child.