Every honest man lives for himself. Every man worth calling a man lives for himself. The one who doesn't - doesn't live at all.

Do not ever say that the desire to 'do good' by force is a good motive. Neither power-lust nor stupidity are good motives.

Reason is not automatic. Those who deny it cannot be conquered by it. Do not count on them. Leave them alone.

No advocate of reason can claim the right to force his ideas on others. No advocate of the free mind can claim the right to force the minds of others. No rational society, no co-operation, no agreement, no understanding, no discussion are possible among men who propose to substitute guns for rational persuasion.

I want to be prepared to claim the greatest virtue of all - that I was a man who made money

Pride is the recognition of the fact that you are your own highest value and, like all of man's values, it has to be earned.

People want nothing but mirrors around them. To reflect them while they’re reflecting too ... Reflections of reflections and echoes of echoes. No beginning and no end. No center and no purpose.