Non-thinking is an act of annihilation, a wish to negate existence, an attempt to wipe out reality. But existence exists; reality is not to be wiped out, it will merely wipe out the wiper
Ayn RandWhen you see corruption being rewarded and honesty becoming a self-sacrifice, you may know that your society is doomed
Ayn Randin architecture, mediocrity is more glaringly obvious than in other lines - because there's a huge, physical object such as a building to demonstrate it.
Ayn RandYou love people, not for what you do for them or what they do for you. You love them for their values; their virtues.
Ayn RandAnd here, over the portals of my fort, I shall cut in the stone the word which is to be my beacon and my banner. The word which will not die should we all perish in battle. The word which can never die on this earth, for it is the heart of it and the meaning and the glory. The sacred word: EGO
Ayn Rand