That which is not worth contemplating in life, is not worth recreating in art.

Rationalization is a process of not perceiving reality, but of attempting to make reality fit one’s emotions.

It's a rare gift, you know, to feel reverence for your own life and to want the best, the greatest, the highest possible, here, now, for your very own.

Every loneliness is a pinnacle

Every coercive monopoly was created by government intervention into the economy: by special privileges, such as franchises or subsidies, which closed the entry of competitors into a given field, by legislative action.

One must differentiate between one's thoughts and one's emotions with full clarity and precision...No discussion, cooperation, agreement, or understanding is possible among men who substitute emotion for proof.

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