Ayn Rand

"Money is the barometer of a society's virtue." Ayn Rand

"Only the man who does not need it, is fit to inherit wealth, the man who would make his fortune no matter where he started." Ayn Rand

"You can ignore reality, but you can't ignore the consequences of ignoring reality." Ayn Rand

"Upper classes are a nation's past; the middle class is its future." Ayn Rand

"Evil requires the sanction of the victim." Ayn Rand

"A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others." Ayn Rand

"When I die, I hope to go to Heaven, whatever the Hell that is." Ayn Rand

"The man who speaks to you of sacrifice, speaks of slaves and masters. And intends to be the master." Ayn Rand

"Contradictions do not exist. Whenever you think you are facing a contradiction, check your premises. You will find that one of them is wrong." Ayn Rand

"The hardest thing to explain is the glaringly evident which everybody had decided not to see." Ayn Rand

"To achieve, you need thought. You have to know what you are doing and that's real power." Ayn Rand

"Achievement of your happiness is the only moral purpose of your life, and that happiness, not pain or mindless self-indulgence, is the proof of your moral integrity, since it is the proof and the result of your loyalty to the achievement of your values." Ayn Rand

"Do not let your fire go out ... Do not let the Hero in your soul perish ... Check your road and the nature of your battle. The world you desired can be won. It exists, it is real, it is possible, it is yours." Ayn Rand

"Reason is not automatic. Those who deny it cannot be conquered by it. Do not count on them. Leave them alone." Ayn Rand