A rational man is guided by his thinking - by a process of Reason - not by his feelings and desires. — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
to rest one's case on faith means to concede that reason is on the side of one's enemies- that one has no… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Each man must live as an end in himself and follow his own rational self-interest. — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Man—every man—is an end in himself, not a means to the ends of others; he must live for his own sake, neither… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
There can be no compromise on basic principles. There can be no compromise on moral issues. There can be no compromise on… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Since reason is man’s basic means of survival, that which is proper to the life of a rational being is the good;… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Productive work is the central purpose of a rational man's life, the central value that integrates and determines the hierarchy of all… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Faith is the commitment of one's consciousness to beliefs for which one has no sensory evidence or rational proof. A mystic is… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
...only the pleasure which proceeds from a rational value judgement can be regarded as moral, pleasure, as such, is not a guide… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
When I disagree with a rational man, I let reality be our final arbiter; if I am right, he will learn; if… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
If I were to speak your kind of language, I would say that man's only moral commandment is: Thou shalt think. But… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Individualism regards man - every man - as an independent, sovereign entity who possesses an inalienable right to his own life, a… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Man has been called a rational being, but rationality is a matter of choice... Man has to be a man-by choice; he… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
I don't like people who speak or think in terms of gaining anybody's confidence. If one's actions are honest, one does not… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
A rational mind does not work under compulsion; it does not subordinate its grasp of reality to anyone’s orders, directives, or controls;… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
“Logic is the art of non-contradictory identification. A contradiction cannot exist. No concept man forms is valid unless he integrates it without… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
No advocate of reason can claim the right to force his ideas on others. No advocate of the free mind can claim… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
A rational process is a moral process. You may make an error at any step of it, with nothing to protect you… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Since a rational man's ambition is unlimited, since his pursuit and achievement of values is a life-long process — and the higher… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
“Thinking is man’s only basic virtue, from which all the others proceed. And his basic vice, the source of all his evils,… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Fight for the value of your person. Fight for the virtue of your pride. Fight for the essence of that which is… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
I am speaking to those among you who have retained some sovereign shred of their soul, unsold and unstamped: '- to the… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
If the Humanists wish to be champions of reason, they should consider the following: just as they would not admit mystics into… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
As long as men are free to speak, a small, rational minority will always prevail over an irrational majority. — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
A rational man never distorts or corrupts his own standards and judgment in order to appeal to the irrationality, stupidity, or dishonesty… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
To the extent to which a man is rational, life is the premise directing his actions. To the extent to which he… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
The moral is the chosen, not the forced; the understood, not the obeyed. The moral is the rational, and reason accepts no… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
In that world, you'll be able to rise in the morning with the spirit you had known in your childhood: that spirit… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
A rational man knows-or makes it a point to discover-the source of his emotions, the basic premises from which they come. — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Every aspect of Western culture needs a new code of ethics - a rational ethics - as a precondition of rebirth. — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Individualism regards man-every man-as an independent, sovereign entity who possesses an inalienable right to his own life, a right derived from his… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Man’s rights can be violated only by the use of physical force. It is only by means of physical force that one… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
A rational mind does not work under compulsion; it does not subordinate its grasp of reality to anyone's orders, directives, or controls;… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Happiness is a state of non-contradictory joy . . . Happiness is possible only to a rational man, the man who desires… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Since a rational man's ambition is unlimited, since his pursuit and achievement of values is a lifelong process - and the higher… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
We cannot fight against collectivism, unless we fight against its moral base: altruism. We cannot fight against altruism, unless we fight against… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Whether it’s a symphony or a coal mine, all work is an act of creating and comes from the same source: from… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
The only proper functions of a government are: the police, to protect you from criminals; the army, to protect you from foreign… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
There are no white lies, there is only the blackest of destruction, and a white lie is the blackest of all. — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
She watched the prairies the rivers, the towns slipping past at an untouchable distance below - and she noted that the sense of detachment… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
“This was reality, she thought, this sense of clear outlines, of purpose, of lightness, of hope.” — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
A “collective” mind does not exist. It is merely the sum of endless numbers of individual minds. If we have an endless number of… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Lobbying' is the activity of attempting to influence legislation by privately influencing the legislators. It is the result and creation of a mixed economy-of… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
“She moved her hand and let it rest against his. He did not withdraw his fingers and he did not pretend indifference. She bent… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
This miracle of me is mine to own and keep, and mine to guard, and mine to use, and mine to kneel before. — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
“There was still one response, the greatest, that she had missed. She thought: To find a feeling that would hold, as their sum, as… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Inflation is not caused by the actions of private citizens, but by the government: by an artificial expansion of the money supply required to… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
“She was fifteen when it occurred to her for the first time that women did not run railroads and that people might object. To… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Fransisco, you're some kind of very high nobility, aren't you?" He answered, "Not yet. The reason my family has lasted for such a long… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
