Ayn Rand

Compromise does not satisfy, but dissatisfies everybody; it does not lead to any general fulfillment, but to general frustration; those who try to become everything to all people end up by not being anything to anyone.

Ayn Rand

Contradictions do not exist. Whenever you think you are facing a contradiction, check your premises. You will find that one of them is wrong.

Ayn Rand

Defiance, not obedience, is the American’s answer to overbearing authority.

Ayn Rand

Definitions are the guardians of rationality, the first line of defense against the chaos of mental disintegration.

Ayn Rand

Do not help your jailers to pretend that their jail is your natural state of existence.

Ayn Rand

Do not let the hero in your soul perish in lonely frustration for the life you deserved and have never been able to reach.

Ayn Rand

Don’t consider our interests or desires. You have no duty to anyone but yourself.

Ayn Rand

Don’t rely on our knowledge of what’s best for your future. We do know, but it can’t be best until you know it.

Ayn Rand

Don’t think. Believe. Trust your heart, not your brain. Don’t think. Feel. Believe.

Ayn Rand

Each man must live as an end in himself and follow his own rational self-interest.

Ayn Rand