Political freedom cannot exist without economic freedom; a free mind and a free market are corollaries.

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

What I actually want to call you is a hell of a lot more unprintable than your name

I tried to hate you, to forgive you, all just to forget you, but I'm only capable of loving you. You're tattooed onto my skin, and the more I try to erase you, the deeper you sink in.

I spend these days in confusion, trying my best to fathom the significance of that shade.... Trying to fathom the suitable answers to my ambiguities, if they can be called as such." - Basil

Life is like a game of cards. The hand you are dealt is determinism the way you play it is free will.

Each person begins life with a head start in some areas and a handicap in other areas.

You have to have a business model you believe in and like.

I always want to make Strokes records and play Strokes shows.

How wondrous familiar is a fool!

Photography is a form of time travel.

Never let any obstacle stop you.