She thought how strange it would be if she ever said 'Hello' to him. One did not greet oneself each morning.
Ayn RandThe more propaganda . . . conservatives spread for capitalist economics while at the same time preaching collectivism morally and philosophically , the more nails theyโll drive into capitalismโs coffin.
Ayn Rand"Mediocrity" doesn't mean average intelligence, it means an average intelligence that resents and envies its betters.
Ayn RandNow look at me! Take a good look! I was born and I knew I was alive and I knew what I wanted. What do you think is alive in me? Why do you think I'm alive? Because I have a stomach and eat and digest the food? Because I breathe and work and produce more food to digest? Or because I know what I want, and that something which knows how to wantโisn't that life itself? And whoโin this damned universeโwho can tell me why I should live for anything but for that which I want?
Ayn Rand