Happiness is that state of consciousness which proceeds from the achievement of ones values. – Ayn Rand
Throughout the centuries there were men who took first steps, down new roads, armed with nothing but their own vision. – Ayn Rand
Every aspect of Western culture needs a new code of ethics — a rational ethics — as a precondition of rebirth. – Ayn Rand
Just as man cant exist without his body, so no rights can exist without the right to translate ones rights into reality, to think, to work and keep the results, which means: the right of property. – Ayn Rand
When I was a little kid, all I wanted to do was to escape what I thought was the country and get to a city. Probably film and television had influenced me so much, I really thought the key to happiness was living a very artificial life in a penthouse in New York with martini glasses. – Tom Ford