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And she thought, with a vicious thrill, of what these people would do if they read her mind in this moment; if they knew — Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead
If you want my advice, Peter,” he said at last, “you’ve made a mistake already. By asking me. By asking anyone. Never as — Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead
Don’t you know that most people take most things because that’s what’s given them, and they have no opinion whatever? Do — Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead
You’re so beautiful, Dominique. Its such a lovely accident on God’s part that there’s one person who matches inside and — Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead
Keating felt naked...People were his protection against people. Roark had no sense of people. Others gave Keating a feel — Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead
Happiness is self-contained and self-sufficient. Happy men have no time and no use for you. Happy men are free men. — Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead
...if ever you hear a man telling you that you must be happy, that it’s your natural right, that your first duty is to y — Ayn Rand
And, after all, you’ve got to live.”“Not that way,” said Roark. — Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead
The egotist in the absolute sense is not the man who sacrifices others. He is the man who stands above the need of using — Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead
I think the only cardinal evil on earth is that of placing your prime concern within other men. I’ve always demanded a c — Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead
All that which proceeds from man’s independent ego is good. All that which proceeds from man’s dependence upon men is ev — Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead
Great men can’t be ruled... The great is the rare, the difficult, the exceptional. — Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead
Let’s stop and think for a moment. Is sacrifice a virtue? Can a man sacrifice his integrity? His honor? His freedom? His — Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead
It was a satisfying bravery — it never aroused antagonism.
A young woman stood before the railing, speaking to the reception clerk. Her slender body seemed out of all scale in rel — Ayn Rand
...Is it an inspiring sight to see a man commit a heroic gesture, and then learn that he goes to vaudeville shows for re — Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead
His face was like a law of nature—a thing one could not question, alter or implore. It had high cheekbones over gaunt, h — Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead
She saw the faces streaming past her, the faces made alike by fear—fear as a common denominator, fear of themselves, fea — Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead
She saw the faces streaming past her, the faces made alike by fear—fear as a common denominator, fear of themselves, fea — Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead
The unrecognized genius—that’s an old story. Have you ever thought of a much worse one—the genius recognized too well? . — Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead