A THREAD on timeless thought provoking ideas by Ayn Rand:
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The smallest minority on earth is the individual.
Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities.
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The smallest minority on earth is the individual.
Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities.
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Any work is creative work if done by a thinking mind.
Any work is creative work if done by a thinking mind.
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We can ignore reality, but we cannot ignore the consequences of ignoring reality.
We can ignore reality, but we cannot ignore the consequences of ignoring reality.
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Man is the only living species that has the power to act as his own destroyer - and that is the way he has acted through most of his history.
Man is the only living species that has the power to act as his own destroyer - and that is the way he has acted through most of his history.
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Throughout the centuries there were men who took first steps, down new roads, armed with nothing but their own vision.
Throughout the centuries there were men who took first steps, down new roads, armed with nothing but their own vision.
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We are born into this world unarmed - our mind is our only weapon.
We are born into this world unarmed - our mind is our only weapon.
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Wealth is the product of man's capacity to think.
Wealth is the product of man's capacity to think.
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The man who damns money has obtained it dishonorably; the man who respects it has earned it.
The man who damns money has obtained it dishonorably; the man who respects it has earned it.
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Money is only a tool. It will take you wherever you wish, but it will not replace you as the driver.
Money is only a tool. It will take you wherever you wish, but it will not replace you as the driver.
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Joy is the goal of existence, and joy is not to be stumbled upon, but to be achieved.
Joy is the goal of existence, and joy is not to be stumbled upon, but to be achieved.
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If you know that this life is all that you have, wouldn't you make the most of it?
If you know that this life is all that you have, wouldn't you make the most of it?
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If it's worth doing, it's worth overdoing.
If it's worth doing, it's worth overdoing.
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Never think of pain or danger or enemies a moment longer than is necessary to fight them.
Never think of pain or danger or enemies a moment longer than is necessary to fight them.
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Learn to value yourself, which means: fight for your happiness.
Learn to value yourself, which means: fight for your happiness.
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If you don't know, the thing to do is not to get scared, but to learn.
If you don't know, the thing to do is not to get scared, but to learn.
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People create their own questions because they are afraid to look straight.
All you have to do is look straight and see the road, and when you see it, don't sit looking at it - walk.
People create their own questions because they are afraid to look straight.
All you have to do is look straight and see the road, and when you see it, don't sit looking at it - walk.
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Rationalization is a process of not perceiving reality, but of attempting to make reality fit one’s emotions.
Rationalization is a process of not perceiving reality, but of attempting to make reality fit one’s emotions.
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There are two sides to every issue: one side is right and the other is wrong, but the middle is always evil.
There are two sides to every issue: one side is right and the other is wrong, but the middle is always evil.
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The truth is not for all men but only for those who seek it.
The truth is not for all men but only for those who seek it.
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In a free society, one does not have to deal with those who are irrational.
One is free to avoid them.
In a free society, one does not have to deal with those who are irrational.
One is free to avoid them.
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