Quotes by Ayn Rand

To say 'I love you' one must know first how to say the 'I'.

'My dear fellow, who will let you?'
'That’s not the point. The point is, who will stop me?'

Freedom (n.): To ask nothing. To expect nothing. To depend on nothing.

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

To say 'I love you' one must first be able to say the 'I.'

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.

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

Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to vote away the rights of a minority; the political function of rights is precisely to protect minorities from oppression by majorities (and the smallest minority on earth is the individual).

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