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People create their own questions because they are afraid to look straight. All you have to do is look straight and see the road, and when you see it, don't sit looking at it - walk.

~Ayn Rand

Topics: Afraid Because Create Look Looking Own People Questions Road See Sit Straight Walk You

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Upper classes are a nation's past; the middle class is its future.

~Ayn Rand

Topics: Class Classes Future Middle Middle Class Nation Past Upper

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I don't build in order to have clients. I have clients in order to build.

~Ayn Rand

Topics: Build Clients Order

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Every man builds his world in his own image. He has the power to choose, but no power to escape the necessity of choice.

~Ayn Rand

Topics: Builds Choice Choose Escape Every Every Man He His Image Man Necessity Own Power World

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When I die, I hope to go to Heaven, whatever the Hell that is.

~Ayn Rand

Topics: Die Go Heaven Hell Hope Whatever

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It only stands to reason that where there's sacrifice, there's someone collecting the sacrificial offerings. Where there's service, there is someone being served. The man who speaks to you of sacrifice is speaking of slaves and masters, and intends to be the master.

~Ayn Rand

Topics: Being Collecting Man Master Masters Only Reason Sacrifice Served Service Slaves Someone Speaking Speaks Stands Where Who You

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Rights are not a matter of numbers - and there can be no such thing, in law or in morality, as actions forbidden to an individual, but permitted to a mob.

~Ayn Rand

Topics: Actions Forbidden Individual Law Matter Mob Morality Numbers Permitted Rights Thing

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Money is the barometer of a society's virtue.

~Ayn Rand

Topics: Barometer Money Society Virtue

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If any civilization is to survive, it is the morality of altruism that men have to reject.

~Ayn Rand

Topics: Altruism Any Civilization Men Morality Reject Survive To Survive

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The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities.

~Ayn Rand

Topics: Cannot Claim Defenders Deny Earth Individual Individual Rights Minorities Minority Rights Smallest Those Who

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Biography

Nationality: Russian

Type: Writer

Born: February 2nd, 1905

Died: March 6th, 1982

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