If any civilization is to survive, it is the morality of altruism that men have to reject. – Ayn Rand
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
Potentially, a government is the most dangerous threat to mans rights: it holds a legal monopoly on the use of physical force against legally disarmed victims. – Ayn Rand
When I die, I hope to go to Heaven, whatever the Hell that is. – Ayn Rand
As a young boy, I read Cheaper by the Dozen and immediately became neurotic about my use of time. It taxed me severely, but only for the next 50 years. But I think it also allowed me to discipline myself to sit in the chair and be a writer, where one of the most needed qualities is patience. – Ridley Pearson