“ Productive work is the central purpose of a rational man's life the central value that integrates and determines the hierarchy of all his other values. Reason is the source the precondition of his p… Ayn Rand
“ Do not ever say that the desire to 'do good' by force is a good motive. Neither power-lust nor stupidity are good motives. Ayn Rand
“ How did you do it? How did you manage to remain unmangled? By holding on to just one rule. Which? To place nothing-nothing-above the verdict of my own mind. Ayn Rand
“ You'll get everything society can give a man. You'll keep all the money. You'll take any fame or honor anyone might want to grant. You'll accept such gratitude as the tenants might feel. And I - I'll… Ayn Rand
“ Why have you been staring at me ever since we met? Because I’m not the Gail Wynand you’d heard about. You see, I love you. And love is exception-making. If you were in love you’d want to be broken, tr… Ayn Rand
“ Those touchy mediocrities who sit trembling lest someone's work prove greater than their own - they have no inkling of the loneliness that comes when you reach the top. The loneliness for an equal - f… Ayn Rand
“ There was a great satisfaction to be found in the food which we need and obtain by our own hand. Ayn Rand
“ The pursuit of truth is not important. The pursuit of that truth is important which helps you in reaching your goal that is provided you have one. Ayn Rand
“ She started off, walking fast, as if the speed of her steps could give form to the things she felt. Ayn Rand
“ People don't want to think. And the deeper they get into trouble, the less they want to think. But by some sort of instinct, they feel that they ought to and it makes them feel guilty. So they'll bles… Ayn Rand
“ Oh, but I am quite resigned to taking second place in the shadow of my husband. I am humbly aware that the wife of a great man has to be contented with reflected glory - don't you think so Miss Taggar… Ayn Rand
“ No man can have a right to impose an unchosen obligation , an unrewarded duty or an involuntary servitude on another man.There can be no such thing as the right to enslave . Ayn Rand
“ Never ask people. Not about your work. Don't you know what you want? How can you stand it, not to know? Ayn Rand
“ Live and act within the limit of your knowledge and keep expanding it to the limit of your life. Ayn Rand
“ It takes two to make every great career: the man who is great, and the man-almost rarer-who is great enough to see greatness and say so. Ayn Rand
