A culture is not the anonymous product of undifferentiate d masses, but the sum of the intellectual achievements of individual men.

If the truth shall kill them, let them die.

Potentially, a government is the most dangerous threat to man's rights: it holds a legal monopoly on the use of physical force against legally disarmed victims.

The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities.

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

When you see corruption being rewarded and honesty becoming a self-sacrifice, you may know that your society is doomed

We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality

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

Every aspect of Western culture needs a new code of ethics - a rational ethics - as a precondition of rebirth.

You can ignore reality, but you can't ignore the consequences of ignoring reality.

But I don't think of you. - Howard Roark

Especially at a time when one's life was new, roots helped.

Every moment is utterly unique and will not be continued in eternity. This fact gives life its poignancy and should concentrate your attention on what you are experiencing now.

Base souls have no faith in great individuals.

Labeling makes the invisible visible, but it's limiting. Categories are the enemy of connecting. Link, don't rank.

Usually, the best ideas come from having to fix a really hard problem.

There should be a children's song: 'If you're happy and you know it, keep it to yourself and let your dad sleep'.

My wife and daughter have accused me of being too silent at breakfast but I don't want to talk when I don't have much to say.

We rarely know where we are going; writing is a discovery.

Dear soul, don't set a high value on someone before they deserve it; You either lose them or ruin yourself...!

A great democracy must be progressive or it will soon cease to be a great democracy.