Civilization is the process of setting man free from men.

A rational man is guided by his thinking - by a process of Reason - not by his feelings and desires.

The man who lets a leader prescribe his course is a wreck being towed to the scrap heap.

It is my eyes which see, and the sight of my eyes grants beauty to the earth. It is my ears which hear, and the hearing of my ears gives its song to the world. It is my mind which thinks, and the judgement of my mind is the only searchlight that can find the truth. It is my will which chooses, and the choice of my will is the only edict I must respect.

Independence is the recognition of the fact that yours is the responsibility of judgment and nothing can help you escape it-that no substitute can do your thinking, as no pinch-hitter can live your life-that the vilest form of self-abasement and self-destruction is the subordination of your mind to the mind of another, the acceptance of an authority over your brain, the acceptance of his assertions as facts, his say-so as truth, his edicts as middle-man between your consciousness and your existence.

But I don't think of you. - Howard Roark

You must be the kind of man who can get things done. But to get things done, you must love the doing, not the secondary consequences.