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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Civilization is the progress toward a society of privacy. The savage's whole existence is public,...

Civilization is the progress toward a society of privacy. The savage's whole existence is public,...

Art is too serious to be taken seriously.

Art is too serious to be taken seriously.

God... a being whose only definition is that he is beyond man's power to conceive.

God... a being whose only definition is that he is beyond man's power to conceive.

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...

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.

Anything may be betrayed, anyone may be forgiven, but not those who lack the courage...

Anything may be betrayed, anyone may be forgiven, but not those who lack the courage...

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...

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,...

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,...

The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim...

The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim...

Only the man who does not need it, is fit to inherit wealth, the man...

Only the man who does not need it, is fit to inherit wealth, the man...

Anyone who fights for the future, lives in it today.

Anyone who fights for the future, lives in it today.

Run for your life from any man who tells you that money is evil. That...

Run for your life from any man who tells you that money is evil. That...

Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to...

Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to...

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...

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...

When personal judgment is inoperative (or forbidden), men's first concern is not how to choose,...

When personal judgment is inoperative (or forbidden), men's first concern is not how to choose,...

Liberty is the right to choose. Freedom is the result of the right choice.

Liberty is the right to choose. Freedom is the result of the right choice.

Consciousness sustains physical order or the lack of it. The choice is yours.

Consciousness sustains physical order or the lack of it. The choice is yours.

Men judge us by the success of our efforts. God looks at the efforts themselves.

Men judge us by the success of our efforts. God looks at the efforts themselves.