What you do to prevent further felonious assault, as long as the felon is still capable of action, is justified.

An unarmed man can only flee from evil, and evil is not overcome by fleeing from it.

Owning a handgun doesn't make you armed any more than owning a guitar makes you a musician.

Fight back! Whenever you are offered violence, fight back! The aggressor does not fear the law, so he must be taught to fear you. Whatever the risk, and at whatever the cost, fight back!

Political correctness is neither political nor is it correct. It amounts to social censorship, and the sooner we spit it out, the better.

It appears that the murder rate inside prisons is ten times higher than that outside prisons. It must be due to all those Kalashnikov rifles that are issued to prisoners upon their incarceration.

Blessed are those who, in the face of death, think only about the front sight.

If you find yourself under lethal attack don't be kind. Be harsh. Be tough. Be ruthless.

That is why our masters in Washington are so anxious to disarm us. They are not afraid of criminals. They are afraid of a populace which cannot be subdued by tyrants.

A smart man only believes half of what he hears, a wise man knows which half.

The will to survive is not as important as the will to prevail... the answer to criminal aggression is retaliation.

And our tears are an expression of that which we cannot express. Tears are perfect prayer.

When I read a book, I put in all the imagination I can, so that it is almost like writing the book as well as reading it - or rather, it is like living it. It makes reading so much more exciting

Everyone I know shares toothbrushes. Everyone I know sleeps on each other's floor. Everyone I know uses what they've got and shares what they've got.

The trees which are pruned, watered and nurtured by caring hands bear the greatest fruits; it is the same with people.

I just know keeping track of what I'm doing and where I'm going is important to me.

I am a maker of useful things.

The three toughest fighters I ever fought were Sugar Ray Robinson, Sugar Ray Robinson and Sugar Ray Robinson. I fought Sugar so many times, I'm surprised I'm not diabetic.

Realistically speaking, Ayn Rand should not have opposed the antidraft movement and supported the Vietnam War effort - in effect, she supported military conscription.

There's only one list that's more illustrious than the list of directors who won the Palme d'Or. It's the list of directors who didn't.

Universality has been severely reduced: it is virtually dead as a concept in most areas of public policy.