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To interpose the threat of physical destruction between a man and his perception of reality, is to negate and paralyze his means of survival to force him to act against his own judgment, is like forcing him to act against his own sight
Ayn Rand
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Ayn Rand
Age: 77 †
Born: 1905
Born: February 2
Died: 1982
Died: March 6
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St. Petersburg
Alisa Zinov'yevna Rosenbaum
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The charming aspect of Christmas is the fact that it expresses good will in a cheerful, happy, benevolent, non-sacrificial way. One says: “Merry Christmas”-not “Weep and Repent.” And the good will is expressed in a material, earthly form-by giving presents to one's friends, or by sending them cards in token of remembrance . . . .
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Poverty is not a mortgage on the labor of others-misfortu ne is not a mortgage on achievement-fai lure is not a mortgage on success-sufferi ng is not a claim check, and its relief is not the goal of existence-man is not a sacrificial animal on anyone’s altar nor for anyone’s cause-life is not one huge hospital.
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It is one's own personal, selfish happiness that one seeks, earns, and derives from love.
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I've always thought that a feeling which changes never existed in the first place.
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It's such a waste to be subtle and vicious with people who don't even know that you're being subtle and vicious
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Money is just a tool. It will take you anywhere you want, but you have to be the driver
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A building has integrity just like a man. And just as seldom.
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Capitalism has been called a system of greed—yet it is the system that raised the standard of living of its poorest citizens to heights no collectivist system has ever begun to equal, and no tribal gang can conceive of.
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I am opposed to all forms of control. I am for an absolute, laissez-faire, free, unregulated economy.
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Don't rely on our knowledge of what's best for your future. We do know, but it can't be best until you know it.
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Your emotional capacity is an empty motor, and your values are the fuel with which your mind fills it. If you choose a mix of contradictions, it will clog your motor, corrode your transmission and wreck you on your first attempt to move with a machine which you, the driver, have corrupted.
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The age of the skyscraper is gone. This is the age of the housing project. Which is always a prelude to the age of the cave.
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Every government interference in the economy consists of giving an unearned benefit, extorted by force, to some men at the expense of others.
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Do not lose your knowledge that man's proper estate is an upright posture, an intransigent mind, and a step that travels unlimited roads.
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The desire not to be anything is the desire not to be.
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Namely, if I am challenging the base of all these institutions, I'm challenging the moral code of altruism. The precept that man's moral duty is to live for others. That man must sacrifice himself to others. Which is the present day morality.
Ayn Rand
Place nothing above the verdict of your own mind.
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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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If, before undertaking some action, you must obtain the permission of society-you are not free, whether such permission is granted to you or not. Only a slave acts on permission. A permission is not a right.
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To demand 'sense' is the hallmark of nonsense. Nature does not make sense. Nothing makes sense.
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