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Irrational Quotes by Ayn Rand
- But neither life nor happiness can be achieved by the pursuit of irrational whims. Just as man is free to attempt to survive in any…
- 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…
- I saw that evil was impotent—that evil was the irrational, the blind, the anti-real—and that the only weapon of its triumph was the willingness of…
- 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…
- To the extent to which a man is rational, life is the premise directing his actions. To the extent to which he is irrational, the…
- [T]he only real moral crime that one man can commit against another is the attempt to create, by his words or actions, an impression of…
- In a free society, one does not have to deal with those who are irrational. One is free to avoid them.
- My greatest personal mistake is ever to allow a word or moment that “doesn’t count,” i.e., that I do not refer to my own basic…
- Every man builds his world in his own image; he has the power to choose, but no power to escape the necessity of choice. If…
More Irrational Quotes
- To criticize a person for their race is manifestly irrational and ridiculous, but to criticize their religion, that is a right. That… — Rowan Atkinson
- Nothing defines humans better than their willingness to do irrational things in the pursuit of phenomenally unlikely payoffs. This is the principle… — Scott Adams
- Fear of serious injury alone cannot justify oppression of free speech and assembly. Men feared witches and burnt women. It is the… — Louis D. Brandeis
- Since all life is futility, then the decision to exist must be the most irrational of all. — Emile M. Cioran
- O Woe to his blinded soul! Saying this, he as it were said to God: "Thou Thyself are guilty, because the woman… — Symeon the New Theologian
- If naturalism were true then all thoughts whatever would be wholly the result of irrational causes. It cuts its own throat. — C.S. Lewis
- Love is like Pi: natural, irrational, and very important. — Lisa Hoffman
- War is an irrational, counter-productive way to handle conflicts. — Unknown Author
- A real man does not think of victory or defeat. He plunges recklessly towards an irrational death. By doing this, you will… — Nabeshima Naoshige
- It is an irrational claim to believe in the teachings of Jesus Christ and at the same time to hold that the… — Swami Vivekananda
- Last year a friend went dark in a nervous city alone, the sea flashing against his glasses, the sea sorted out at… — Sylvia Plath
- Customers perceive service in their own unique, idiosyncratic, emotional, irrational, end-of-the-day, and totally human terms. Perception is all there is! — Tom Peters