A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.

Quote by Ayn Rand

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Money is the barometer of a society's virtue.

Money is the barometer of a society's virtue.

Love is an expression and assertion of self-esteem, a response to one's own values in...

Love is an expression and assertion of self-esteem, a response to one's own values in...

From the smallest necessity to the highest religious abstraction, from the wheel to the skyscraper,...

From the smallest necessity to the highest religious abstraction, from the wheel to the skyscraper,...

There can be no such thing, in law or in morality, as actions forbidden to...

There can be no such thing, in law or in morality, as actions forbidden to...

He liked to observe emotions; they were like red lanterns strung along the dark unknown...

He liked to observe emotions; they were like red lanterns strung along the dark unknown...

That love is reverence, and worship, and glory, and the upward glance. Not a bandage...

That love is reverence, and worship, and glory, and the upward glance. Not a bandage...

The worst guilt is to accept an unearned guilt.

The worst guilt is to accept an unearned guilt.

Reason is not automatic. Those who deny it cannot be conquered by it. Do not...

Reason is not automatic. Those who deny it cannot be conquered by it. Do not...

There is no greater wealth than to own your life and spend it on living.

There is no greater wealth than to own your life and spend it on living.

Contrary to the vulgar belief that men are motivated primarily by materialistic considerations, we now...

Contrary to the vulgar belief that men are motivated primarily by materialistic considerations, we now...

If any civilization is to survive, it is the morality of altruism that men have...

If any civilization is to survive, it is the morality of altruism that men have...

A government is the most dangerous threat to man's rights: it holds a legal monopoly...

A government is the most dangerous threat to man's rights: it holds a legal monopoly...

When man learns to understand and control his own behavior as well as he is...

When man learns to understand and control his own behavior as well as he is...

The purpose of the law is not to prevent a future offense, but to punish...

The purpose of the law is not to prevent a future offense, but to punish...

Wealth is the product of man's capacity to think.

Wealth is the product of man's capacity to think.

A building has integrity just like a man. And just as seldom.

A building has integrity just like a man. And just as seldom.

Happiness is that state of consciousness which proceeds from the achievement of one's values

Happiness is that state of consciousness which proceeds from the achievement of one's values

I don't build in order to have clients. I have clients in order to build.

I don't build in order to have clients. I have clients in order to build.

Upper classes are a nation's past; the middle class is its future.

Upper classes are a nation's past; the middle class is its future.

People create their own questions because they are afraid to look straight. All you have...

People create their own questions because they are afraid to look straight. All you have...