The purpose of man's life...is to become an abject zombie who serves a purpose he does not know, for reasons he is not to question.

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

Success is not only a goal. It is a journey. When you commit yourself to the journey, the goal is surely there to be attained.

Live your life, not wasting it on minor things of life, but rather investing it in the best possible ways

The look of a smug teacher is priceless.

How could none of them comprehend the beauty of a human soul, shining in heaven for eternity? Where it would be whole again, as they all had been once in times past?

Even if you are angry and you have reason to be angry, that doesn't give you license to be cruel. We have to take responsibility for ourselves and the way we act.

The life of an unenlightened person is filled with suffering.

Women's fight for equal rights is essentially a humanist and peaceful struggle for true democracy, and a higher form of civilization.

Teaching is a personal matter of the nursery of the mind and should not be on public display.

Beware of he who would deny you access to information, for in his heart he dreams himself your master.

I'm not homophobic, I'm not a bigot, I'm not pandering to hatred.