“Everyone has the right to make his own decisions, but none has the right to force his decision on others.”
Ayn Rand (unverified)
This quote is commonly attributed to Ayn Rand, but I have not been able to locate a primary source. Use with caution in academic or professional contexts.
“Do not make the mistake of the ignorant who think that an individualist is a man who says: I’ll do as I please at everybody else’s expense. An individualist is a man who recognizes the inalienable individual rights of man—his own and those of others.
— Ayn Rand (verified)“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 (verified)“I don’t intend to build in order to have clients. I intend to have clients in order to build.”
— Ayn Rand (verified)“A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.”
— Ayn Rand (verified)“None preaches better than the ant, and she says nothing.”
— Benjamin Franklin (verified)“The right investment is in tools of your trade.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson (verified)“The proud hate pride—in others.”
— Benjamin Franklin (verified)“All would live long, but none would be old.”
— Benjamin Franklin (verified)