Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Quotations: Ayn Rand

Some quotes attributed to Ayn Rand

A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.
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Ask yourself whether the dream of heaven and greatness should be waiting for us in our graves - or whether it should be ours here and now and on this earth.
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Contradictions do not exist. Whenever you think you are facing a contradiction, check your premises. You will find that one of them is wrong.
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Do not ever say that the desire to "do good" by force is a good motive. Neither power-lust nor stupidity are good motives.

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Happiness is that state of consciousness which proceeds from the achievement of one’s values.

The great creators –the thinkers, the artists, the scientists, the inventors– stood alone against the men of their time
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The purpose of morality is to teach you, not to suffer and die, but to enjoy yourself and live.”
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“We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality”
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