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Ayn Rand
Age: 77 †
Born: 1905
Born: February 2
Died: 1982
Died: March 6
Essayist
Journalist
Literary Critic
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Philosopher
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Science Fiction Writer
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St. Petersburg
Alisa Zinov'yevna Rosenbaum
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One loses everything when one loses one's sense of humor.
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Whoever, to whatever purpose or extent, initiates the use of force, is a killer acting on the premise of death in a manner wider than murder: the premise of destroying man's capacity to live.
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I love you so much that nothing can matter to me - not even you...Only my love- not your answer. Not even your indifference
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Reason is not automatic. Those who deny it cannot be conquered by it. Do not count on them. Leave them alone.
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