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Cannot Quotes by Ayn Rand
- There are only two means by which men can deal with one another: guns or logic. Force or persuasion. Those who know that they cannot…
- Science was born as a result and consequence of philosophy; it cannot survive without a philosophical base. If philosophy perishes, science will be next to…
- I say that man is entitled to his own happiness and that he must achieve it himself. But that he cannot demand that others give…
- Did it ever occur to you, that there is no conflict of interests among men, neither in business nor in trade nor in their most…
- The basic need of the creator is independence. The reasoning mind cannot work under any form of compulsion. It cannot be curbed, sacrificed or subordinated…
- Unjust laws have to be fought ideologically; they cannot be fought or corrected by means of mere disobedience and futile martyrdom.
- If you want to know the one reason that's taking me back, I'll tell you: I cannot bring myself to abandon to destruction all the…
- All "public interest' legislation (and any distribution of money taken by force from some men for the unearned benefit of others) comes down ultimately to…
- I cannot stand Tolstoy, and reading him was the most boring literary duty I ever had to perform, his philosophy and his sense of life…
- If the Humanists wish to be champions of reason, they should consider the following: just as they would not admit mystics into their camp, since…
- Ideas cannot be fought except by means of better ideas. The battle consists, not of opposing, but of exposing; not of denouncing, but of disproving;…
- We cannot fight against collectivism, unless we fight against its moral base: altruism. We cannot fight against altruism, unless we fight against its epistemological base:…
- Politically, the goal of today’s dominant trend is statism. Philosophically , the goal is the obliteration of reason; psychologically , it is the erosion of…
- A rational mind does not work under compulsion; it does not subordinate its grasp of reality to anyone’s orders, directives, or controls; it does not…
- Self-esteem is reliance on one's power to think. It cannot be replaced by one's power to deceive. The self-confidence of a scientist and the self-confidence…
- One can study what exists and how consciousness functions; but one cannot analyze (or “proveâ€) existence as such, or consciousness as such. These are irreducible…
- Thinking men cannot be ruled; ambitious men do not stagnate.
- Hence the sterile, uninspiring futility of a great many theoretical discussions of ethics, and the resentment which many people feel towards such discussions: moral principles…
- 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…
- The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities.
More Cannot Quotes
- There is Nothing in this world. Which cannot be achieved. If you have the guts to do everything which it will take. — Anurag Prakash Ray
- Man cannot be free if he does not know that he is subject to necessity, because his freedom is always won in… — Hannah Arendt
- Our future cannot depend on the government alone. The ultimate solutions lie in the attitudes and the actions of the American people. — Joe Biden
- If your sister is in a tearing hurry to go out and cannot catch your eye, she's wearing your best sweater. — Pam Brown
- It is not possible to provide evidence of life after death to the five senses anymore than it is possible to provide… — Gary Zukav
- Out of hate, if you try to love that love will just be a hidden hate; it cannot be anything else-you are… — Rajneesh
- There are two things which cannot be attacked in front: ignorance and narrow-mindedness. They can only be shaken by the simple development… — Lord Acton
- I cannot help but notice that there is no problem between us that cannot be solved by your departure. — Mark Twain