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Goal Quotes by Ayn Rand
- Capitalism has created the highest standard of living ever known on earth. The evidence is incontrovertible. The contrast between West and East Berlin is the…
- All life is a purposeful struggle, and your only choice is the choice of a goal.
- Politically, the goal of today’s dominant trend is statism. Philosophically , the goal is the obliteration of reason; psychologically , it is the erosion of…
- Virtue is not an end in itself. Virtue is not its own reward or sacrificial fodder for the reward of evil. Life is the reward…
- Poverty is not a mortgage on the labor of others-misfortu ne is not a mortgage on achievement-fai lure is not a mortgage on success-sufferi ng…
- Man’s rights can be violated only by the use of physical force. It is only by means of physical force that one man can deprive…
- 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…
- Competition is a by-product of productive work, not its goal.
- A desire presupposes the possibility of action to achieve it; action presupposes a goal which is worth achieving.
- Joy is the goal of existence, and joy is not to be stumbled upon, but to be achieved, and the act of treason is to…
- I know not if this earth on which I stand is the core of the universe or if it is but a speck of dust…
- My happiness is not the means to any end. It is the end. It is its own goal. It is its own purpose.
- Every form has its own meaning. Every man creates his meaning and form and goal. Why is it so important - what others have done?…
- The first right on earth is the right of the ego. Man's first duty is to himself. His moral law is never to place his…
- I am older than you. Believe me, there is no other way to live on earth. Men are not open to truth or reason. They…
- The only thing that matters my goal my reward my beginning my end is the work itself. My work done my way. A private personal…
- I like to receive money for my work. But I can pass that up this time. I like to have people know my work is…
- Politically, the goal of today’s dominant trend is statism. Philosophically, the goal is the obliteration of reason; psychologically, it is the erosion of ambition.
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- Religions have always stressed that compassion is not only central to religious life, it is the key to enlightenment and it the… — Karen Armstrong
- Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside… — Lance Armstrong
- We must have a theme, a goal, a purpose in our lives. If you don't know where you're aiming, you don't have… — Mary Kay Ash
- A good goal is like a strenuous exercise - it makes you stretch. — Mary Kay Ash
- We never had planned to hijack a ship. We never thought of any war plans outside the Palestinian lands. We wished that… — Abu Abbas
- The strongest arguments prove nothing so long as the conclusions are not verified by experience. Experimental science is the queen of sciences… — Roger Bacon
- The goal of all inanimate objects is to resist man and ultimately defeat him. — Russell Baker
- I am for socialism, disarmament, and, ultimately, for abolishing the state itself... I seek the social ownership of property, the abolition of… — Roger Nash Baldwin
- There are movies where actors aren't characters but movie stars, being cool beyond belief throughout the whole movie. That is what it… — Christian Bale
- In my own life, I think legends of supernatural, mythic things are really just a manifestation of the collective unconscious. So I… — Alan Ball
- I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by. — Douglas Adams
- I have so many goals. — Tyra Banks