Have you ever felt the longing for someone you could admire?... - Ayn Rand

"Man is an end in himself."

"My philosophy, in essence, is the concept of man as a heroic being, with his own happiness as the moral purpose of his life, with productive achievement as his noblest activity, and reason as his only absolute."

"The spread of evil is the symptom of a vacuum. Whenever evil wins, it is only by default: by the moral failure of those who evade the fact that there can be no compromise on basic principles."

"Learn to value yourself, which means: fight for your happiness."

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