Ayn Rand QuotesLooking for Ayn Rand Quotes? These are the best quotes by Ayn Rand, from The Fountainhead and other books. This great philosopher and writer was concerned with individual rights and expression and ethical egoism. One of the most inspirational female writers of all time.
Ayn Rand 1905-1982 Ayn Rand Quotes A building has integrity just like a man. And just as seldom. A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others. A desire presupposes the possibility of action to achieve it; action presupposes a goal which is worth achieving. Achievement of your happiness is the only moral purpose of your life. Achieving life is not the equivalent of avoiding death. When I die, I hope to go to Heaven, whatever the Hell that is. Ask yourself whether the dream of heaven and greatness should be waiting for us in our graves - or whether it should be ours here and now and on this earth. The man who speaks to you of sacrifice is speaking of slaves and masters, and intends to be the master. The man who lets a leader prescribe his course is a wreck being towed to the scrap heap. The purpose of morality is to teach you, not to suffer and die, but to enjoy yourself and live. Civilization is the process of setting man free from men. When man learns to understand and control his own behavior as well as he is learning to understand and control the behavior of crop plants and domestic animals, he may be justified in believing that he has become civilized. Neither power-lust nor stupidity are good motives. Every man builds his world in his own image. From the smallest necessity to the highest religious abstraction, from the wheel to the skyscraper, everything we are and everything we have comes from one attribute of man - the function of his reasoning mind. The only way a government can be of service to national prosperity is by keeping its hands off. Happiness is that state of consciousness which proceeds from the achievement of one's values. I am not primarily an advocate of capitalism, but of egoism; and I am not primarily an advocate of egoism, but of reason. If one recognizes the supremacy of reason and applies it consistently, all the rest follows. “The mind is an attribute of the individual. There is no such thing as a collective brain. There is no such thing as a collective thought,” says the architect. The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me. Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to vote away the rights of a minority; the political function of rights is precisely to protect minorities from oppression by majorities and the smallest minority on earth is the individual. The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities. While animals survive by adjusting themselves to their background, man survives by adjusting his background to himself. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws. Wealth is the product of man's capacity to think. To achieve, you need thought. You have to know what you are doing and that's real power. Submit A Quote or CommentDo you have a Great Quote? We encourage You to Share It with us and Your friends. Check Out Submitted Quotes & CommentsClick below to see contributions from other visitors to this page for more fun...
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