She knew that she could not have reached this white serenity except as the sum of all the colors, of all the violence she had known.

An inventor is a man who asks 'Why?' of the universe and lets nothing stand between the answer and his mind.

Morally, the promise of an impossible “right” to economic security is an infamous attempt to abrogate the concept of rights. It can and does mean only one thing: a promise to enslave the men who produce, for the benefit of those who don’t.

A rational man never distorts or corrupts his own standards and judgment in order to appeal to the irrationality, stupidity, or dishonesty of others.

To achieve, you need thought

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

If you agree with some tenets of Objectivism, but disagree with others, do not call yourself an Objectivist; give proper authorship credit for the parts you agree with