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Accepted Quotes by Ayn Rand
- The uncontested absurdities of today are the accepted slogans of tomorrow.
- Man has been called a rational being, but rationality is a matter of choice... Man has to be a man-by choice; he has to hold…
- People are not embracing collectivism because they have accepted bad economics. They are accepting bad economics because they have embraced collectivism.
- Of all the statist violations of individual rights in a mixed economy, the military draft is the worst. It is an abrogation of rights. It…
- The uncontested absurdities of today are the accepted slogans of tomorrow. They come to be accepted by degrees, by dint of constant pressure on one…
- A code of values accepted by choice is a code of morality.
- It is the metaphysically given that must be accepted: it cannot be changed. It is the man-made that must never be accepted uncritically: it must…
- There are two principles on which all men of intellectual integrity and good will can agree, as a 'basic minimum,' as a precondition of any…
- That an error made on your own is safer than ten truths accepted on faith, because the first leaves you the means to correct it…
- It's not that I don't suffer, it's that I know the unimportance of suffering. I know that pain is to be fought and thrown aside,…
More Accepted Quotes
- I accepted the face that as much as I want to lead others, and love to be around other people, in some… — Arthur Ashe
- It is not seen as insane when a fighter, under an attack that will inevitable lead to his death, chooses to take… — Emilie Autumn
- In any area of the U.N. we... have to agree on certain language that can represent the same spirit, but that can… — Michelle Bachelet
- I have accepted a seat in the House of Representatives, and thereby have consented to my own ruin, to your ruin, and… — John Adams
- In America, I would say New York and New Orleans are the two most interesting food towns. In New Orleans, they don't… — Mario Batali
- Celibacy is not a matter of compulsion. Someone is accepted as a priest only when he does it of his own accord. — Pope Benedict XVI
- In this world, emotion has become suspect - the accepted style is smooth, antiseptic and passionless. — Joe Biden
- I like hanging out with me, and I've accepted everything about me good, bad whatever it is. That's why I'm able to,… — Mary J. Blige