Ayn Rand
Philosopher, Novelist
"Creation comes before distribution -- or there will be nothing to distribute."
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Fountainhead
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Ayn Rand
Philosopher, Novelist
"The great creators-the thinkers, the artists, the scientists, the inventors-stood alone against the men of their time."
Ayn Rand
Philosopher, Novelist
"I came here to say that I do not recognize anyone's right to one minute of my life."
Karl Marx
Philosopher, Economist
"Money is therefore not only the object but also the fountainhead of greed."
Ayn Rand
Philosopher, Novelist
"One loses everything when one loses one's sense of humor."
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"I am a man who does not exist for others."
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"Integrity is the ability to stand by an idea."
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"The man who attempts to live for others is a dependent. He is a parasite in motive and makes parasites of those he serves."
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"Every form of happiness is private. Our greatest moments are personal, self-motivated, not to be touched"."
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"Show me your achievement, and the knowledge will give me courage for mine."
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"Never ask people. Not about your work. Don't you know what you want? How can you stand it, not to know?"
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"My dear fellow, who will let you?" "That's not the point. The point is, who will stop me?"
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"In all proper relationships there is no sacrifice of anyone to anyone."
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"Toohey: "Mr. Roark, we're alone here. Why don't you tell me what you think of me? In any words you wish. No one will hear us." Roark: "But I don't think of you."
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"You have been the one encounter in my life that can never be repeated"
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""You were not born to be a second-hander." Howard Roark to Gail Wynand in "The Fountainhead""
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"Your soul has a single basic function-the act of valuing."
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"Self respect is something that can't be killed. The worst thing is to kill a man's pretense at it."
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"History is a river that never ends. Today is history, and I am here at the fountainhead."
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