In order to fight any issue, it is necessary to fight for something, not merely against something. Ayn Rand More Quotes by Ayn Rand More Quotes From Ayn Rand Identify the dominant philosophy of a society and you can predict its future. Ayn Rand dominant philosophy But why should you care what people will say? All you have to do is please yourself. Ayn Rand care inspirational people Of all the statist violations of individual rights in a mixed economy, the military draft is the worst. It is an abrogation of rights. It negates man’s fundamental right-the right to life-and establishes the fundamental principle of statism: that a man’s life belongs to the state, and the state may claim it by compelling him to sacrifice it in battle. Once that principle is accepted, the rest is only a matter of time. Ayn Rand sacrifice military men Throughout the centuries there were men who took first steps, down new roads, armed with nothing but their own vision. Ayn Rand challenges inspirational men People think that a liar gains a victory over his victim. What I’ve learned is that a lie is an act of self-abdication, because one surrenders one’s reality to the person to whom one lies, making that person one’s master, condemning oneself from then on to faking the sort of reality that person’s view requires to be faked…The man who lies to the world, is the world’s slave from then on…There are no white lies, there is only the blackest of destruction, and a white lie is the blackest of all. Ayn Rand truth liars lying Great men can't be ruled. Ayn Rand great-men men Tell me what a person finds sexually attractive and I will tell you their entire philosophy of life. Show me the person they sleep with and I will tell you their valuation of themselves. Ayn Rand attractive sleep philosophy The basic need of the creator is independence. The reasoning mind cannot work under any form of compulsion. It cannot be curbed, sacrificed or subordinated to any consideration whatsoever. It demands total independence in function and in motive. Ayn Rand independence mind needs There is nothing to take a man’s freedom away from him, save other men. Ayn Rand anthem men We are now moving towards complete collectivism or socialism, a system under which everybody is enslaved to everybody. Ayn Rand socialism liberty moving If workers struggle for higher wages, this is hailed as "social gains", if businessmen struggle for higher profits, this is damned as "selfish greed". Ayn Rand selfish greed struggle It's not about who's going to let me; it's about who's going to stop me. Ayn Rand let-me I got the idea [for Anthem's theme] in my school days, in Soviet Russia, when I heard all the vicious attacks on individualism, and asked myself what the world would be like if men lost the word 'I.' Ayn Rand russia men school It's good to suffer. Dont complain. Bear, bow, accept - and be grateful that God has made you suffer. For this makes you better than the people who are laughing and happy. Ayn Rand grateful laughing people If men want to oppose war, it is statism that they must oppose. Ayn Rand want men war The end does not justify the means. No one's rights can be secured by the violation of the rights of others. Ayn Rand liberty rights mean It is too early to feel fear of the future when one is under 30, and too late after that. What I mean is that one must never allow fear to become one's permanent sense of life. The important thing is to prepare yourself intellectually to deal with whatever circumstances you may encounter, which requires that you define your values fully, clearly and rationally -- and never betray them. Ayn Rand encounters important mean A 'mixed economy' is a society in the process of committing suicide. Ayn Rand economics economy suicide There are no evil thoughts except one; the refusal to think. Ayn Rand evil dream thinking Learn to value yourself, which means: fight for your happiness. Ayn Rand happy integrity happiness
