Whatever their future, at the dawn of their lives, men seek... - Ayn Rand

"I can accept anything, except what seems to be the easiest for most people: the half-way, the almost, the just-about, the in-between."

"Aristotle may be regarded as the cultural barometer of Western history. Whenever his influence dominated the scene, it paved the way for one of history's brilliant eras; whenever it fell, so did mankind."

"Man is an end in himself."

"A culture is made — or destroyed — by its articulate voices."

"The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities."