She knew that she could not have reached this white serenity except as the sum of all the colors, of all the violence she had known.

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

We are witnessing the death of abundance and the borning of austerity, for what may be a long, long time.

Chinese language tends to be quick, economical. To know what people are saying, you always need to know what the context is.

We are opposed to the line of compromise with imperialism. At the same time, we cannot tolerate the practice of only shouting against imperialism, but, in actual fact, being afraid to fight it.

Golf is social. It brings a lot of people together. And the great thing about a scramble, there's less pressure because you don't feel like every shot has to be your shot.

Not even anthropologists or intellectuals, no matter how many books they have, can find out all our secrets.

The obvious danger is that in some situations [denial] can lead to procrastination in seeking help or to avoidance of action that might prevent harm.

People in New York pay attention to national issues - a huge percentage of people.

I just need some time to get over all those years of having liked him

Every social injustice is not only cruel, but it is economic waste.

There's nothing so freeing as going to rehearsal and having that experience.