A desire presupposes the possibility of action to achieve it; action presupposes a goal which is worth achieving.

Quote by Ayn Rand

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

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

Achievement of your happiness is the only moral purpose of your life, and that happiness,...

Achievement of your happiness is the only moral purpose of your life, and that happiness,...

Just as man can't exist without his body, so no rights can exist without the...

Just as man can't exist without his body, so no rights can exist without the...

Individual rights are the means of subordinating society to moral law.

Individual rights are the means of subordinating society to moral law.

There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: the fashionable non-conformist.

There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: the fashionable non-conformist.

We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality

We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality

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 question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop...

The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop...

In that world, you'll be able to rise in the morning with the spirit you...

In that world, you'll be able to rise in the morning with the spirit you...

To say 'I love you' one must first be able to say the 'I.'

To say 'I love you' one must first be able to say the 'I.'

The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well,...

The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well,...

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

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...

Ask yourself whether the dream of heaven and greatness should be waiting for us in...

Ask yourself whether the dream of heaven and greatness should be waiting for us in...

The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well,...

The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well,...

There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: the fashionable non-conformist.

There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: the fashionable non-conformist.

Why do they always teach us that it's easy and evil to do what we...

Why do they always teach us that it's easy and evil to do what we...

The worst guilt is to accept an unearned guilt.

The worst guilt is to accept an unearned guilt.

Do not ever say that the desire to do good by force is a good...

Do not ever say that the desire to do good by force is a good...

When I die, I hope to go to Heaven, whatever the Hell that is.

When I die, I hope to go to Heaven, whatever the Hell that is.