The purpose of the law is not to prevent a future offense, but to punish the one actually committed.

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

The only thing standing between you and your dreams is ... reluctance.

You can't truly, deeply and sustainably motivate anybody until you know what their motives are - what motivates them...?

It is not by delusion, however exalted, that mankind can prosper, but only by unswerving courage in the pursuit of truth.

We live in a strange bubble.

Everything is a narrative in life. I learned that early on as a reporter at the Washington Post.

I despise making the most of one's time. Half of the pleasures of life consist of the opportunities one has neglected.

If we are to be ready for Jesus Christ, we have to stop being religious (that is, using religion as a higher kind of culture) and be spiritually real.

I think theres a little bit of sizzling here. Honestly, I can feel it. The ions are flying back and forth.

Bachelor parties are designed for those who are sad to see the passing of their single days. I couldn’t be more eager to have mine behind me. So there’s really no point.

A player who conjugates a verb in the first-person singular cannot be part of the squad. He has to conjugate the verb in the first-person plural. We.