To be the kind of writer you want to be, you must first be the kind of thinker you want to be.

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

As long as you’re breathing, your story’s still going.

Lots of opera singers are just boring.

The world is so full of wonderful things we should all, if we were taught how to appreciate it, be far richer than kings.

I told him that I did not believe that they could burn people in our age, that humanity would never tolerate it . . .

Those who succeed and do not push on to greater failure are the spiritual middle-classers.

The temperament that produces a talent for little things is the opposite of that required for great ones.

The spirit of non-violence necessarily leads to humility. Non-violence means reliance on God, the rock of ages. If we would seek his aid, we must approach Him with a humble and contrite heart.

Generous gestures yield the most when that isn't their purpose.

You cannot escape from your past! But you can understand it! And once you understand it, you don't have to escape from it any longer! Understanding liberates you!

Always choose the new, the less travelled by. Always choose the unknown, the less travelled by.