When man learns to understand and control his own behavior as well as he is learning to understand and control the behavior of crop plants and domestic animals, he may be justified in believing that he has become civilized.

Quote by Ayn Rand

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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

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

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

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,...

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,...

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...

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.

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 desire presupposes the possibility of action to achieve it; action presupposes a goal which...

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

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...

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...

Money is the barometer of a society's virtue.

Money is the barometer of a society's virtue.

So you think that money is the root of all evil. Have you ever asked...

So you think that money is the root of all evil. Have you ever asked...

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.

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

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

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.

Love is the expression of one's values, the greatest reward you can earn for the...

Love is the expression of one's values, the greatest reward you can earn for the...

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...

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.

Fashion fades, only style remains the same.

Fashion fades, only style remains the same.

Style is an expression of individualism mixed with charisma. Fashion is something that comes after...

Style is an expression of individualism mixed with charisma. Fashion is something that comes after...