Ayn Rand, Modern Thinker

1. “The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.” Ayn Rand 

2. “Everyone has the right to make his own decisions, but none has the right to force his decision on others.” Ayn Rand 

3. “Any alleged right of one man, which necessitates the violation of the rights of another isn’t and can’t be a right.” Ayn Rand 

4. “Learn to value yourself, which means: fight for your happiness.” Ayn Rand 

5. “A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.” Ayn Rand 

6. “You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.” Ayn Rand 

7. “An individualist is a man who says: I will not run anyone’s life – nor let anyone run mine. I will not rule nor be ruled. I will not be a master nor a slave. I will not sacrifice myself to anyone – nor sacrifice anyone to myself.” Ayn Rand 

8. “An inventor is a man who asks Why? of the universe and lets nothing stand between the answer and his mind.” Ayn Rand 

9. “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.” Ayn Rand 

10. “Freedom: To ask nothing. To expect nothing. To depend on nothing.” Ayn Rand 

11. “The man who does not value himself, cannot value anything or anyone.” Ayn Rand 

12. “The truth is not for all men, but for those who seek it.” Ayn Rand 

13. “I guard my treasures: my thought, my will, my freedom. And the greatest of these is freedom.” Ayn Rand 

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

15. “The man who lets a leader prescribe his course is a wreck being towed to the scrap heap.” Ayn Rand 

16. “If you don’t know, the thing to do is not to get scared, but to learn.” Ayn Rand 

17. “The businessman’s tool is value.” Ayn Rand 

18. “Love is the expression of one’s values.” Ayn Rand 

19. “Worry is a waste of emotional reserve.” Ayn Rand 

20. “To achieve, you need thought. You have to know what you are doing and that’s real power.” Ayn Rand