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

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

"An inventor is a man who asks 'Why?' of the universe and lets nothing stand between the answer and his mind."

"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."

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

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