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

Quote by Ayn Rand

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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...

A culture is made -- or destroyed -- by its articulate voices.

A culture is made -- or destroyed -- by its articulate voices.

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.

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.

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...

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,...

Mediocrity doesn't mean average intelligence, it means an average intelligence that resents and envies its...

Mediocrity doesn't mean average intelligence, it means an average intelligence that resents and envies its...

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...

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.'

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

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,...

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

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

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.

I swear, by my life and my love of it, that I will never live...

I swear, by my life and my love of it, that I will never live...

The quickest way to kill the human spirit is to ask someone to do mediocre...

The quickest way to kill the human spirit is to ask someone to do mediocre...

The truth is not for all men, but only for those who seek it.

The truth is not for all men, but only for those who seek it.

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...

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

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

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...