That which exists possesses identity; he could keep it out of existence by refusing to identify it.

The age of the skyscraper is gone. This is the age of the housing project. Which is always a prelude to the age of the cave.

I am not primarily an advocate of capitalism, but of egoism; I am not primarily an advocate of egoism, but of reason. If one recognizes the supremacy of reason and applies it consistently, all the rest follows.

To deal with men by force is as impractical as to deal with nature by persuasion.

It's the hardest thing in the world - to do what we want. And it takes the greatest kinds of courage.

Money is just a tool. It will take you anywhere you want, but you have to be the driver

All "public interest' legislation (and any distribution of money taken by force from some men for the unearned benefit of others) comes down ultimately to the grant of an undefined undefinable, non-objective, arbitrary power to some government officials. The worst aspect of it is not that such a power can be used dishonestly, but that it cannot be used honestly. The wisest man in the world, with the purest integrity, cannot find a criterion for the just, equitable, rational application of an unjust, inequitable, irrational principle.