The fact that a man has no claim on others ... does not preclude or prohibit good will among men and does not make it immoral to offer or to accept voluntary, non-sacrificial assistance.

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

I would consider all women as my mother but not all girls as my sisters.

Writing takes a combination of sophistication and innocence; it takes conscience, our belief that something is beautiful because it is right.

It’s not about the dress you wear, but it’s about the life you lead in the dress.

I would like to say that it is not important what you have, but how you enjoy it.

Hearing, which, by the motion of the air, informs us of the motion of sounding or vibrating bodies.

Now the line was drawn. Lucy had never thought that one of the fiercest battles of her life would be fought over a breakfast table, with quiet words carefully chosen.

The spinning wheel is itself an exquisite piece of machinery. My head daily bows in reverence to its unknown inventor.

It does not matter to the killers if their victims are Christian or Muslim, Hindu or Humanist; what matters is that they show that they can kill where they please.

I'm very prescriptive about who I work with.

Love without evidence is stalking.