If you agree with some tenets of Objectivism, but disagree with others, do not call yourself an Objectivist; give proper authorship credit for the parts you agree with

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

The only way to get the ending you want is to write your own story.

It is a human propensity to refuse any change. After all, who desires to move out of their cosy caves and battle in this ever-developing world.

Better to live hundred years as a millionaire, than one week in poverty!

Pray when you feel like praying," somebody has said. "Pray when you don't feel like praying. Pray until you do feel like praying.

Thanks to President Bush and Republican principles, businesses now have more confidence to hire workers.

Seek to mingle gentleness in all your rebukes; bear with the infirmities of others; make allowance for constitutional frailties; never say harsh things, if kind things will do as well.

Writing is an exercise in sculpture, chipping away at the rock until you find the nose.

Whatever time we have," he said, "it will be time enough.

And I like to convey my feelings, my emotions, my experience, the information I have to public use, public opinion.

Part of the challenge of being a girl living in the 21st Century, looking back, the danger is to not judge your character by your own standards.