Whenever anyone accuses some person of being 'unfeeling,' he means that that person is just.

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

Failure, loss and defeat are just mile markers on the road to success.

When love and skill work together expect a masterpiece.

I believe that the American people ought to be part of the conversation about what's happening in our economy, and what's happening in Washington and what's happening on Wall Street.

I like storms. I would say I actively like stormy weather. I would not be afraid of them. I think that if I had not pursued journalism, I think storm-chasing would've been a really fun career.

Memory's vices are also its virtues, elements of a bridge across time that allows us to link the mind with the world.

But lost chances are as much a part of life as chances taken, and a story cannot dwell on what might have been.

I was alarmed at my doctor's report: He said I was sound as a dollar.

You know, I played football, I was offensive tackle in college.