Civilization is the progress toward a society of privacy. The savage's whole existence is public, ruled by the laws of his tribe. Civilization is the process of setting man free from 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

Count the deed, not the thought.

Values are like a pilot’s flight plan . . . without them you’re flying blind.

The future is of greater interest to me than the past, since that is where I intend to spend the rest of my life.

Send anyone you want, but don't send anyone you want back.

I don't feel like we're setting ourselves up to be exclusive. I don't want to set up an attitude where we're telling people 'You can't listen to our music if you don't have a college degree.

Insights don't usually arrive at my desk, but go into notebooks when I'm on the move. Or half-asleep.

To be in America illegally is actually a civil offense and not a criminal one.

It is a process of finding the right music then planning a costume to fit that style of music.

I haven't done the Star Wars kind of films.

The right-wing just loves making a big entrance.