The end does not justify the means. No one's rights can be secured by the violation of the rights of others.

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 good don't masquerade their goodness, they just are.

Punishment creates crime.

"The Holy Spirit . . . wants to flow through us and realize all these wonderful possibilities in the world - if we only open ourselves and allow it to happen."

Suddenly she was here. And I was no longer pregnant; I was a mother. I never believed in miracles before.

Giving to others selflesly and anonymously, radiating light throughout the world and illuminating your own darkness, your virtue becomes a sanctuary for yourself and all beings.

You'll find individuals agreeing on this, but when they get into collective societies and larger groups they find it difficult to achieve group agreement.

Before you approach a production entity or even a potential producer, you should write up a treatment and register your show with the Writers Guild of America.

Most of the time he [Marlon Brando] sounds like he has a mouth full of toilet paper.

I couldn't give a s***! He just can't take it. Good old Jose, moaning again.

We did a book signing and people came up to me. There was an expectant mother who was like, "I think we might name our child Zach because of your work."