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His Life Quotes by Ayn Rand
- Socialism is the doctrine that man has no right to exist for his own sake, that his life and his work do not belong to…
- Collectivism holds that the individual has no rights, that his life and work belong to the group (to "society," to the tribe, the state, the…
- But a few understand that building is a great symbol we live in our minds, and existence is the attempt to bring that life into…
- Capitalism was the only system in history where wealth was not acquired by looting, but by production, not by force, but by trade, the only…
- The right to life is the source of all rights -- and the right to property is their only implementation. Without property rights, no other…
- 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…
- The only purpose of education is to teach a student how to live his life-by developing his mind and equipping him to deal with reality.…
- The right to life means that a man has the right to support his life by his own work (on any economic level, as high…
- 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…
- Man—every man—is an end in himself, not a means to the ends of others; he must live for his own sake, neither sacrificing himself to…
- My philosophy, in essence, is the concept of man as a heroic being, with his own happiness as the moral purpose of his life, with…
- In order to deal with reality successfully - to pursue and achieve the values which his life requires - man needs self-esteem; he needs to…
- There's something I want you to know,' said Cherryl, her voice taut and harsh, 'so that there won't be any pretending about it. I'm not…
- Because, you see, God—whatever anyone chooses to call God—is one's highest conception of the highest possible. And whoever places his highest conception above his own…
- For the coming of that day shall I fight, I and my sons and my chosen friends. For the freedom of Man. For his rights.…
- To sell your soul is the easiest thing in the world. That's what everybody does every hour of his life. If I asked you to…
- A man who seeks escape from the responsibility of supporting his life by his own thought and effort, and wishes to survive by conquering, ruling…
More His Life Quotes
- The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he… — Aristotle
- All blessings come to us through our Lord. He will teach us, for in beholding His life we find that He is… — Teresa of Avila
- Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead. — Lucille Ball
- I know not, sir, whether Bacon wrote the works of Shakespeare, but if he did not, it seems to me that he… — James M. Barrie
- Christ would be a national advertiser today, I am sure, as He was a great advertiser in His own day. He thought… — Bruce Barton
- Many a man who pays rent all his life owns his own home; and many a family has successfully saved for a… — Bruce Barton
- The important question is not, what will yield to man a few scattered pleasures, but what will render his life happy on… — Joseph Addison
- The wrath of God is a way of saying that I have been living in a way that is contrary to the… — Pope Benedict XVI
- The key to the mystery of a great artist is that for reasons unknown, he will give away his energies and his… — Leonard Bernstein
- At the solemn moment of death, every man, even when death is sudden, sees the whole of his past life marshalled before… — Annie Besant
- We must pronounce him fortunate who has ended his life in fair prosperity. — Aeschylus
- Heathenism is a state of mind. You can take it that I'm referring to one who does not see his world. He… — David Bowie