--- title: "11 John Galt Quotes by 2 authors" description: "Browse 11 John Galt quotes by 2 authors. Discover the best John Galt sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/449/ayn-rand-59_first-lines_who-is-john-galt-129994_129994.jpg" --- > [“Who is John Galt?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayn-rand/who-is-john-galt/) [Ayn Rand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayn-rand/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/449/ayn-rand-59_first-lines_who-is-john-galt-129994_129994.jpg) > [“Of course I'm all right, professor. I had to be. A is A."- John Galt”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayn-rand/of-course-i-m-all-right-professor-i-had-to-be-a-is-a-john-galt/) [Ayn Rand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayn-rand/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5d/ayn-rand-59_teachers_of-course-i-m-all-right-professor-i-had_1811988.jpg) > [“Get the hell out of my way!" Said by John Galt as the leaders of the country tried to make him become…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayn-rand/get-the-hell-out-of-my-way-said-by-john-galt-as-the-leaders-of-the/) [Ayn Rand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayn-rand/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59c/ayn-rand-59_dictator_get-the-hell-out-of-my-way-said-by-john_2265837.jpg) > [“Your mind is your only judge of truth--and if others dissent your verdict, reality is the final court of appeal. John Galt”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayn-rand/your-mind-is-your-only-judge-of-truth-and-if-others-dissent-your/) [Ayn Rand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayn-rand/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e2/ayn-rand-59_psychology_your-mind-is-your-only-judge-of-truth-an_2771359.jpg) > [“Make no mistake about the character of mystics. To undercut your consciousness has always been their only purpose throughout the ages -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayn-rand/make-no-mistake-about-the-character-of-mystics-to-undercut-your/) [Ayn Rand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayn-rand/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/219/ayn-rand-59_failure_make-no-mistake-about-the-character-of-m_2924363.jpg) > [John Galt is Prometheus who changed his mind. After centuries of being torn by vultures in payment for having brought to men…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayn-rand/john-galt-is-prometheus-who-changed-his-mind-after-centuries-of-being/) [Ayn Rand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayn-rand/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56d/ayn-rand-59_broke_john-galt-is-prometheus-who-changed-his_2255346.jpg) > [Think Apple, think the FBI. We are living 'Atlas Shrugged.' Why is it so important? Because I would hate for the country…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-santelli/think-apple-think-the-fbi-we-are-living-atlas-shrugged-why-is-it-so/) [Rick Santelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-santelli/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da9/rick-santelli-7538_apple_think-apple-think-the-fbi-we-are-living_2836778.png) > [“John Galt spent years looking for it. He crossed oceans, and he crossed deserts, and he went down into forgotten mines, miles…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayn-rand/john-galt-spent-years-looking-for-it-he-crossed-oceans-and-he-crossed/) [Ayn Rand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayn-rand/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a0e/ayn-rand-59_fountain-of-youth_john-galt-spent-years-looking-for-it-he_519622.jpg) > [“I'd like to think that I am wrong, that those words mean nothing, that there's no conscious intention and no avenger behind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayn-rand/i-d-like-to-think-that-i-am-wrong-that-those-words-mean-nothing-that/) [Ayn Rand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayn-rand/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/351/ayn-rand-59_human-race_i-d-like-to-think-that-i-am-wrong-that-t_1238322.jpg) > [“The reporters who came to the press conference in the office of the John Galt Line were young men who had been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayn-rand/the-reporters-who-came-to-the-press-conference-in-the-office-of-the/) [Ayn Rand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayn-rand/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a6/ayn-rand-59_journalism_the-reporters-who-came-to-the-press-conf_2731567.jpg) > [“I can answer it,” he said. “I can tell you who is John Galt.” “Really? Everybody seems to know him, but they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayn-rand/i-can-answer-it-he-said-i-can-tell-you-who-is-john-galt-really/) [Ayn Rand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayn-rand/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a3/ayn-rand-59_quote_i-can-answer-it-he-said-i-can-tell-you-w_1346115.jpg) ## Top authors on John Galt - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-ayn-rand-15943.jpg) Ayn Rand 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/john-galt/ayn-rand/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/john-galt/#itemlist", "name": "John Galt Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Who is John Galt?”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ayn Rand" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayn-rand/who-is-john-galt/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/449/ayn-rand-59_first-lines_who-is-john-galt-129994_129994.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/449/ayn-rand-59_first-lines_who-is-john-galt-129994_129994.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/449/ayn-rand-59_first-lines_who-is-john-galt-129994_129994.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Who is John Galt?” — Ayn Rand", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Of course I'm all right, professor. 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