Man's unique reward, however, is that while animals survive by adjusting themselves to their background, man survives by adjusting his background to himself.
Ayn RandIf any part of your uncertainty, is a conflict between your heart and your mind - follow your mind.
Ayn RandBy what he chooses to present and by how he presents it, any author expresses his fundamental, metaphysical values.
Ayn RandFreedom, in a political context, means freedom from government coercion. It does not mean freedom from the landlord, from the employer, or freedom from the laws of nature which do not provide men with automatic prosperity. It means freedom from the coercive power of the state ' and nothing else
Ayn Rand