What is the basic, the essential, the crucial principle that differentiates freedom from slavery? It is the principle of voluntary action versus physical coercion or compulsion.

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

If I had a choice, I wouldn’t be here… I wouldn’t be anywhere.

The source of better ideas is wisdom. The surest path to wisdom is a liberal education.

Utopian movements produce dystopias.

I regard myself as a beautiful musical instrument, and my role is to contribute that instrument to scripts worthy of it.

Armenia was always a minority nation. The Armenians were annihilated by the Russians and then by the Turks.

The allies we gain by victory will turn against us upon the bare whisper of our defeat.

In order to be the best, you have to know your breaking point-go to the edge of it, but never go beyond.

The purpose of fear is to determine how badly you want your dream.

I personally have never made a movie in Hollywood, because I don't want to get up in my own bed and then go to the movie set, and then come home at night to my real life.

If you make the choice to just go with the flow, that is a choice to make a difference in a negative way.