The policy of seeking values from human beings by means of force, when practiced by an individual, is called crime. When practiced by a government, it is called statism.

We are anxious when there is a dissonance between our "knowledge" and the perceivable facts. Since our "knowledge" is not to be doubted or questioned, it is the facts that have to be altered.

The ultimate test of our integrity is not how we deal with those whom we agree but how we deal with those who we do not agree.

A woman in love will do almost anything for a man, except give up the desire to improve him.

The desire for self-esteem without integrity is like the desire for wealth without effort-a longing for the unearned.

One of the most significant characteristics of healthy self esteem is that it is the state of one who is not at war either with himself or with others.

There is only one reality - the reality knowable to reason. And if man does not choose to perceive it, there is nothing else for him to perceive; if it is not of this world that he is conscious, then he is not conscious at all