Why do they always teach us that it's easy and evil to do what we want and that we need discipline to restrain ourselves? It's the hardest thing in the world--to do what we want. And it takes the greatest…

Quote by Ayn Rand

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Every man builds his world in his own image. He has the power to choose,...

Every man builds his world in his own image. He has the power to choose,...

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...

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...

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...

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.'

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...

Evil requires the sanction of the victim.

Evil requires the sanction of the victim.

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,...

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...

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...

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,...

A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to...

A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to...

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...

Get the hell out of my way!

Get the hell out of my way!

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 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...

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...

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...

Only as high as I reach can I grow, only as far as I seek...

Only as high as I reach can I grow, only as far as I seek...

Lastly, the great uncertainty of all data in War is a peculiar difficulty, because all...

Lastly, the great uncertainty of all data in War is a peculiar difficulty, because all...