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I have yet to see a genius or a hero who, if stuck with a burning match, would feel less pain than his undistinguished a — Ayn Rand
Men have been taught that it is a virtue to agree with others. But the creator is the man who disagrees. Men have been t — Ayn Rand
You can fake virtue for an audience. You can’t fake it in your own eyes. Your ego is your strictest judge. They run from — Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead
What would happen to the world without those who do, think, work, produce? Those are the egotists. You don’t think throu — Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead
...What kind of a tragedy did you have in your childhood?""Why, none at all. I had a wonderful childhood. Free and peace — Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead
The audience looked at him. They felt he had no chance. They could drop the nameless resentment, the sense of insecurity — Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead
Notice how they’ll accept anything except a man who stands alone. They recognize him at once...There’s a special, insidi — Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead
I take the only desire one can really permit oneself. Freedom, Alvah, freedom.”“You call that freedom?”“To ask nothing. — Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead
And isn’t that the root of every despicable action? Not selfishness, but precisely the absence of a self. Look at them. — Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead
I’ll listen if you want me to... But I think I should tell you now that nothing you can say will make any difference. If — Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead
You never wanted me to be real. You never wanted anyone to be. But you didn’t want me to show it. You wanted an act to h — Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead
It’s easier to donate a few thousands to charity and think oneself noble than to base self-respect on personal standards — Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead
...the best is a matter of standards—and I set my own standards. — Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead
It’s a law of survival, isn’t it?—to seek the best. I didn’t come for your sake. I came for mine. — Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead
...Opinion without a rational process. — Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead