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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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 man who lets a leader prescribe his course is a wreck being towed to...

The man who lets a leader prescribe his course is a wreck being towed to...

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,...

Force and mind are opposites; morality ends where a gun begins.

Force and mind are opposites; morality ends where a gun begins.

To achieve, you need thought. You have to know what you are doing and that's...

To achieve, you need thought. You have to know what you are doing and that's...

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...

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...

I swearby my life and my love of itthat I will never live for the...

I swearby my life and my love of itthat I will never live for the...

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

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

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...

Art is too serious to be taken seriously.

Art is too serious to be taken seriously.

Man's unique reward, however, is that while animals survive by adjusting themselves to their background,...

Man's unique reward, however, is that while animals survive by adjusting themselves to their background,...

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...

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 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.

Money is only a tool. It will take you wherever you wish, but it will...

Money is only a tool. It will take you wherever you wish, but it will...

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...

The purpose of morality is to teach you, not to suffer and die, but to...

The purpose of morality is to teach you, not to suffer and die, but to...

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

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

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.