The scarf could go on and on and on and on, and it could be the harlot-red banner of shame that wrapped him up and kept him warm when the nights grew lonely and cold.

The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say no to almost everything.

When we are no longer able to change a situation - just think of an incurable disease such as an inoperable cancer - we are challenged to change ourselves.

If you agree with some tenets of Objectivism, but disagree with others, do not call yourself an Objectivist; give proper authorship credit for the parts you agree with

On television, journalists now routinely appear on talk-shows-with-an-attitude where they are encouraged to say what they think about something they may not have finished thinking about.

One must know ones enemy as he is, not as one, for whatever motives, wishes him to be.

I'm not collegial, I don't hang out. I'm soloist, I like my solitude, I don't really hang around with comedians.

none but the unhappy are worthy of friends; if your soul had never suffered never could you have entered mine.

I don't want anything. I exist only to serve others.

I'm going to marry you one day, you know." "Is that a promise?" "If you want it to be.

A territory cannot become a state or a nation unless Congress approves legislation and the president signs it.