Quotes from Ayn Rand

Money is only a tool. It will take you wherever you wish, but it will not replace you as the driver.

What is man? He's just a collection of chemicals with delusions of grandeur.

Men who reject the responsibility of thought and reason can only exist as parasites on the thinking of others.

One loses everything when one loses one's sense of humor.

In this world, either you're virtuous or you enjoy yourself. Not both, lady, not both.

I don't wish to be the symbol of anything. I'm only myself.

Never ask people about your work.

But you see, the measure of hell you're able to endure is the measure of your love.

He liked to observe emotions; they were like red lanterns strung along the dark unknown of another's personality, marking vulnerable points.

Money will not purchase happiness for the man who has no concept of what he wants.

We are on strike, we, the men of the mind. We are on strike against self-immolation. We are on strike against the creed of unearned rewards and unrewarded duties. We are on strike against the dogma that the pursuit of one's happiness is evil. We are on strike against the doctrine that life is guilt.

Do not let the hero in your soul parish, in lonely frustration, for the life you deserved but never have been able to reach. Check your road and the nature of your battle. The world you desired can be won. It exists, it is real, it is possible, it is yours.