Ayn Rand Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities.”

“Happiness is that state of consciousness which proceeds from the achievement of one's values.”

“I swear, by my life and my love of it, that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine.”

“So you think that money is the root of all evil. Have you ever asked what is the root of all money?”

“There are two sides to every issue: one side is right and the other is wrong, but the middle is always evil.”

“It only stands to reason that where there's sacrifice, there's someone collecting the sacrificial offerings. Where there's service, there is someone being served. The man who speaks to you of sacrifice is speaking of slaves and masters, and intends to be the master.”

“The ladder of success is best climbed by stepping on the rungs of opportunity.”

“The hardest thing to explain is the glaringly evident which everybody had decided not to see.”

“Love is the expression of one's values, the greatest reward you can earn for the moral qualities you have achieved in your character and person, the emotional price paid by one man for the joy he receives from the virtues of another.”

“The truth is not for all men, but only for those who seek it.”