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Ayn Rand Quotes

The purpose of morality is to teach you, not to suffer and die, but to enjoy yourself and live.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: russian
Birth: February 2, 1905 - March 6, 1982

Topics

Live Purpose Yourself Die Enjoy You

A rat race is for rats. We're not rats. We're human beings. Reject the insidious pressures in society that would blunt your critical faculties to all that is happening around you, that would caution silence in the face of injustice lest you jeopardise your chances of promotion and self-advancement.

Silence Society Face You Injustice

In 1911, Turkey established gun control. From 1915 to 1917, 1.5 million Armenians, unable to defend themselves, were exterminated.

Joe Wurzelbacher

Control Gun Gun Control Defend Were

We have to talk about liberating minds as well as liberating society.

Society Minds Talk Well About

I am not at all computer literate in real life. I haven't yet found a reason to be. Once I find a reason why I need to be on the Internet, then I will be.

Life I Am Internet Find Why Will

After all those years of doing a live, hour-and-a-half show every week, I've got nothing more I need to prove.

Live Doing Week Nothing Prove Need

Just in our lifetime our society has become looser and more private, it becomes extremely difficult to hold to any permanent commitment whatever, least of all to organized religion.

Commitment Religion Society Become

I never considered a career in music because it was too unattainable. I just didn't believe it was possible.

Music Believe Career Possible Never

A great book begins with an idea; a great life, with a determination.

Life Determination Great Book Begins

When you are going up the corporate ladder or the government ladder, you have to take some risk.

Condoleezza Rice

Government You Ladder Risk Up Going

I literally get one hundred calls a day. I can't get anything done, but I'm happy about it.

Day Happy Done Anything Get About

I think that gravity sets into everything, including careers, but pendulums do swing and mountains do become valleys after a while... if you keep on walking.

Sylvester Stallone

Mountains Think Walking You Swing

My mum and dad ran a family cafe in Sligo for 35 years and worked long hours. We grew up in a very hard-working family and had a lovely atmosphere, as we lived above the restaurant. It definitely made me want to work hard, whatever I chose to do. As the baby of seven kids, I was definitely a bit spoilt.

Work Family Me Baby Work Hard Long

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