Altruism demands that an individual serve others, but doesn’t stipulate whether those others should be one’s family, or the homeless, or society as a whole. Collectivism states that, in politics, society comes first and the individual must obey. Collectivism is the application of the altruist ethics to politics.

A hero has faced it all: he need not be undefeated, but he must be undaunted.

... statism systematically violates the rights of individuals and is, therefore, immoral. Because it suppresses the mind and violates men's rights, it thereby causes abysmal poverty and is utterly impractical.

If you're successful and stressed out, you're succeeding in spite of your stress, not because of it.

People often say that stress is a motivator. What we're referring to when we say this is really better described as stimulation and engagement.

The more you worry, the more you throw off the delicate balance of hormones required for health.

Negative thoughts stick around because we believe them, not because we want them or choose them.