... there is an irrational, cultish tendency in many intellectual movements, and Objectivism, alas, is no exception. Ayn Rand's personal obsession with… — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share Image
“I mean the one that claims the pig is the symbol of love for humanity--the creature that accepts anything. As a matter… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Devotion to the truth is the hallmark of morality; there is no greater, nobler, more heroic form of devotion than the act… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
The theory of objectivism claims that there are certain things that most people in society can agree upon. A model is pretty.… — Portia de Rossi Copy Share Image
“Saint Petersburg in revolt gave us Vladimir Nabokov, Isaiah Berlin, and Ayn Rand. The first was a novelist, the second a philosopher.… — Corey Robin Copy Share Image
“A man’s “interests” depend on the kind of goals he chooses to pursue, his choice of goals depends on his desires, his… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
“One gains a profoundly personal, selfish joy from the mere existence of the person one loves. It is one’s own personal, selfish… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
If you agree with some tenets of Objectivism, but disagree with others, do not call yourself an Objectivist; give proper authorship credit… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
“Art is a concretization of metaphysics. Art brings man’s concepts to the perceptual level of his consciousness and allows him to grasp… — Ayn Rand, The Romatic Manifesto Copy Share Image
“Throughout the centuries there were men who took first steps down new roads armed with nothing but their own vision. Their goals… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Objectivism is basically the same thing as faith-based science or for that matter faith-based foreign policy, where you start out with the… — W. J. T. Mitchell Copy Share Image
“Do you know the hallmark of a second rater? It's resentment of another man's achievement. Those touchy mediocrities who sit trembling lest… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
“Independence is the recognition of the fact that yours is the responsibility of judgment and nothing can help you escape it—that no… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
A God out there and values out there, if they existed, would be utterly useless and unintelligible to us. There is nothing… — Don Cupitt Copy Share Image
“Pride is the recognition of the fact that you are your own highest value and, like all of man’s values, it has… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Money is a tool of exchange, which can't exist unless there are goods produced and men able to produce them. Money is… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
![“A God out there and values out there, if they existed, would be utterly useless and unintelligible to us. There is nothing to be gained by nostalgia for the old objectivism, which was in any case used only to justify arrogance, tyranny, and cruelty. People [forget] ... how utterly hateful the old…” quote by Don Cupitt](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/94d/don-cupitt-31574_arrogance_a-god-out-there-and-values-out-there-if_1022705.png)
