The moral cannibalism of all hedonist and altruist doctrines lies in the premise that the happiness of one man necessitates the injury of another.

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

Consider the necessary, analyze the consequences, clean up the mess.

Around me I saw women overworked and underpaid, doing men's work at half men's wages, not because their work was inferior, but because they were women.

Think rich, look poor.

Aim at perfection and nothing less. Need the best. Deserve the best. Those who say it's not possible are the people who decided to settle.

An audience is never wrong. An individual member of it may be an imbecile, but a thousand imbeciles together in the dark - that is critical genius.

Democracy is all about not electing the wrong man-eating lizard.

It can be a real struggle to accept that sometimes appearance can be more important than talent or intelligence.

I've been angst-ridden all my life, but finally I'm in a place where things don't matter so much.

Let's stop fracking. Who knows about hydraulic fracking? I'm like, whodie, get that oil out the ocean!

Don't rely on your mind for liberation. It is the mind that brought you into bondage. Go beyond it altogether.