Whatever road I take, the guiding star is within me; the guiding star and the loadstone which point the way. They point in but one direction. They point to me.

I could die for you. But I couldn't, and wouldn't, live for you.

You'd let the whole world perish rather than soil that immaculate self of yours with a single spot of which you'd have to be ashamed.

Self-esteem is reliance on one's power to think... The man of authentic self-confidence is the man who relies on the judgment of his own mind.

Do you know the hallmark of the second-rater? It's resentment of another man's achievement.

Collectivism requires self-sacrifice, the subordination of one's interests to those of others.

A man's rights are not violated by a private individual's refusal to deal with him.