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Ayn Rand

Birthday: February 02, 1905
Deathday: March 06, 1982
Category: Russian Writer
Type: Writer
National: Russian

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Only the man who does not need it, is fit...

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Reason is not automatic. Those who deny it cannot be...

Run for your life from any man who tells you...

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The man who lets a leader prescribe his course is...

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The question isn't who is going to let me; it's...

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The truth is not for all men, but only for...

The worst guilt is to accept an unearned guilt....

There are two sides to every issue: one side is...

There can be no such thing, in law or in...

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To say "I love you" one must first be able...

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We are fast approaching the stage of the ultimate inversion:...

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When I die, I hope to go to Heaven, whatever...

When man learns to understand and control his own behavior...