“Don’t ever get angry at a man for stating the truth.”
Ayn Rand
Atlas Shrugged (Primary source)
In Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand explores Objectivism, a philosophy of rational self-interest. The story follows a dystopian United States where successful innovators, led by John Galt, go on strike to protest excessive government regulation and taxation.
“Contradictions do not exist. Whenever you think that you are facing a contradiction, check your premises. You will find that one of them is wrong.”
— Ayn Rand Primary source“Who will let you? That’s not the point. The point is, who will stop me?”
— Ayn Rand Primary source“I don’t intend to build in order to have clients. I intend to have clients in order to build.”
— Ayn Rand Primary source“A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.”
— Ayn Rand Primary source“Why, darling, I don’t live at all when I’m not with you.”
— Ernest Hemingway Primary source“Don’t be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson Disputed“I don’t know much about cryptocurrencies except to avoid them.”
— Charlie Munger Primary source“Love your neighbor; yet don’t pull down your hedge.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source