Ask yourself whether the dream of heaven and greatness should be waiting for us in our graves - or whether it should be ours here and now and on this earth. Ayn Rand dreamearthgrave Change image and share on social
Achievement of your happiness is the only moral purpose of your life, and that happiness, not pain or mindless self-indulgence, is the proof of your moral integrity, since it is the proof and the result of your loyalty to the achievement of your values. Ayn Rand achievementhappinessindulgence share on social
Just as man can't exist without his body, so no rights can exist without the right to translate one's rights into reality, to think, to work and keep the results, which means: the right of property. Ayn Rand bodyexistman Change image and share on social
There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: the fashionable non-conformist. Ayn Rand conformistcowardicefashionable Change image and share on social
Upper classes are a nation's past; the middle class is its future. Ayn Rand classfuturemiddle Change image and share on social
Every aspect of Western culture needs a new code of ethics - a rational ethics - as a precondition of rebirth. Ayn Rand aspectcodeculture Change image and share on social
If any civilization is to survive, it is the morality of altruism that men have to reject. Ayn Rand altruismcivilizationman Change image and share on social
There are two sides to every issue: one side is right and the other is wrong, but the middle is always evil. Ayn Rand evilissuemiddle Change image and share on social
We are fast approaching the stage of the ultimate inversion: the stage where the government is free to do anything it pleases, while the citizens may act only by permission; which is the stage of the darkest periods of human history, the stage of rule by brute force. Ayn Rand actapproachbrute share on social
Throughout the centuries there were men who took first steps, down new roads, armed with nothing but their own vision. Ayn Rand armcenturyman Change image and share on social
