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Standard 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…
- Capitalism has been called a system of greed—yet it is the system that raised the standard of living of its poorest citizens to heights no…
- Truth is the recognition of reality; reason, man's only means of knowledge, is his only standard of truth.
- A morality that holds need as a claim, holds emptiness-non-existence-as its standard of value; it rewards an absence, a defect: weakness, inability, incompetence, suffering, disease,…
- I started my life with a single absolute: that the world was mine to shape in the image of my highest values and never to…
- There's nothing of any importance in life - except how well you do your work. Nothing. Only that. Whatever else you are, will come from…
- Degrees of ability vary, but the basic principle remains the same: the degree of a man's independence, initiative and personal love for his work determines…
- When you are asked to love everybody indiscriminately, that is to love people without any standard, to love them regardless of whether they have any…
- You have no choice about your capacity to feel that something is good for you or evil, but what you will consider good or evil,…
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- Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself. — Henry Ward Beecher
- A gold standard doesn't imply stability in the prices of the goods and services that people buy every day, it implies a… — Ben Bernanke
- Character contributes to beauty. It fortifies a woman as her youth fades. A mode of conduct, a standard of courage, discipline, fortitude,… — Jacqueline Bisset
- The destiny of world civilization depends upon providing a decent standard of living for all mankind. — Norman Borlaug
- It amazes me sometimes that even intelligent people will analyze a situation or make a judgement after only recognizing the standard or… — David Bowie
- When a work lifts your spirits and inspires bold and noble thoughts in you, do not look for any other standard to… — Jean de la Bruyere
- A disposition to preserve, and an ability to improve, taken together, would be my standard of a statesman. — Edmund Burke