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Ayn Rand Quotes

Ayn Rand quotes

Russian Writer February 2, 1905 – March 6, 1982

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to rest one's case on faith means to concede that reason is on the side of one's enemies- that one has no rational arguments to offer. Ayn Rand
From the first extortion he had accepted, from the first directive he had obeyed, he had given them cause to believe that reality was a thing to be cheated, that one could demand the irrational and someone somehow would provide it. Ayn Rand
The political function of 'the right of free speech' is to protect dissenters and unpopular minorities from forcible suppression - not to guarantee them the support, advantages, and rewards of a popularity they have not gained. Ayn Rand
Ayn Rand quote: "The leaves had edges of silver that trembled and rippled like..."
The leaves had edges of silver that trembled and rippled like a river of green and fire flowing high above us. Ayn Rand
A viler evil than to murder a man, is to sell him suicide as an act of virtue. A viler evil than to throw a man into a sacrificial furnace, is to demand that he leap in, of his own will, and that he build the furnace, besides. Ayn Rand
Ayn Rand quote: "A viler evil than to murder a man, is to sell him suicide as..."
A viler evil than to murder a man, is to sell him suicide as an act of virtue. Ayn Rand
And here, over the portals of my fort, I shall cut in the stone the word which is to be my beacon and my banner. The word which will not die should we all perish in battle. The word which can never die on this earth, for it is the heart of it and the meaning and the glory. The sacred word: EGO Ayn Rand
Ayn Rand quote: "Get the hell out of my way!" Said by John Galt as the leaders..."
Get the hell out of my way!" Said by John Galt as the leaders of the country tried to make him become their dictator. Ayn Rand
Ayn Rand quote: "Many words have been granted me, and some are wise, and some..."
Many words have been granted me, and some are wise, and some are false, but only three are holy: "I will it! Ayn Rand
Ayn Rand quote: "There are no evil thoughts except one; the refusal to think."
There are no evil thoughts except one; the refusal to think. Ayn Rand
Ayn Rand quote: "There are no evil thoughts, Mr. Rearden," Francisco said..."
There are no evil thoughts, Mr. Rearden," Francisco said softly, "except one: the refusal to think. Ayn Rand
I am not the means to any end others may wish to accomplish. I am not a tool for their use. I am not a servant of their needs. I am not a bandage for their wounds, I am not a sacrifice on their altars. Ayn Rand
Ayn Rand quote: "A desire presupposes the possibility of action to achieve it;..."
A desire presupposes the possibility of action to achieve it; action presupposes a goal that is worth achieving. Ayn Rand
He was seeing a long line of men stretched through the centuries from Plato onward, whose heir and final product was an incompetent little professor with the appearance of a gigolo and the soul of a thug. Ayn Rand
Ayn Rand quote: "A desire presupposes the possibility of action to achieve it;..."
A desire presupposes the possibility of action to achieve it; action presupposes a goal which is worth achieving. Ayn Rand

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