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The sky is like a black sieve pierced by silver drops that tremble, ready to burst through.
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Ayn Rand
Age: 77 †
Born: 1905
Born: February 2
Died: 1982
Died: March 6
Essayist
Journalist
Literary Critic
Novelist
Philosopher
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Science Fiction Writer
Screenwriter
St. Petersburg
Alisa Zinov'yevna Rosenbaum
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Remember that rights are moral principles which define and protect a man's freedom of action, but impose no obligations on other men.
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Money is the root of all good.
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She stood at the window, her arms spread wide, holding on to each side of the frame, it was as if she held a piece of the city.
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Degrees do not matter... one does not bargain about inches of evil.
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Do not make the mistake of the ignorant who think that an individualist is a man who says: “I’ll do as I please at everybody else’s expense.” An individualist is a man who recognizes the inalienable individual rights of man—his own and those of others.
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