Ayn rand

Money is the barometer of a society's virtue.

When I die, I hope to go to Heaven, whatever the Hell that is.

So you think that money is the root of all evil. Have you ever asked what is the root of all money?

Civilization is the progress toward a society of privacy. The savage's whole existence is public, ruled by the laws of his tribe. Civilization is the process of setting man free from men.

The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes...

To say 'I love you' one must first be able to say the 'I.'

A desire presupposes the possibility of action to achieve it; action presupposes a goal which is worth achieving.

If any civilization is to survive, it is the morality of altruism that men have to reject.

Government 'help' to business is just as disastrous as government persecution... the only way a government can be of service to national prosperity is by keeping its hands off.

The ladder of success is best climbed by stepping on the rungs of opportunity.