The sight of an achievement was the greatest gift a human being could offer to others.
Ayn Rand
Achievement Recognition, Human Value, Personal Accomplishment, Achievement, Value, Humanity
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More Ayn Rand Quotes
“Kill reverence and you’ve killed the hero in man.” Ayn Rand
Reverence, Heroism, Moral Integrity, Hero, Reverence, Morality
Ayn Rand Reverence, Heroism, Moral Integrity, Hero, Reverence, Morality“What is kinder – to believe the best of people and burden them with a nobility beyond their endurance – or to see them as they are, and accept it because it makes them comfortable?” Ayn Rand
Kindness, Nobility, People, Truth, Comfort, Acceptance
Ayn Rand Kindness, Nobility, People, Truth, Comfort, Acceptance“Have you ever felt the longing for someone you could admire? For something, not to look down at, but up to?” Ayn Rand
Admiration, Longing, Role Model, Desire, Respect, Inspiration
Ayn Rand Admiration, Longing, Role Model, Desire, Respect, Inspiration“Their eyes were dark and hard and glowing, with no fear in them, no kindness and no guilt.” Ayn Rand
Eyes, Fear, Power, Emotions, Darkness, Strength
Ayn Rand Eyes, Fear, Power, Emotions, Darkness, Strength“The conservatives want to rule man’s consciousness; the liberals, his body.” Ayn Rand
Politics, Consciousness, Control, Freedom, Ideology, Government
Ayn Rand Politics, Consciousness, Control, Freedom, Ideology, Government“Kant is the most evil man in mankind’s history.” Ayn Rand
Philosophical Criticism, Ethical Disagreement, Intellectual Debate, Kant, Philosophy, Ethics
Ayn Rand Philosophical Criticism, Ethical Disagreement, Intellectual Debate, Kant, Philosophy, Ethics“A man’s rights are not violated by a private individual’s refusal to deal with him.” Ayn Rand
Rights, Freedom, Morality, Individualism, Ethics, Society
Ayn Rand Rights, Freedom, Morality, Individualism, Ethics, Society“It is easier to donate a few thousand to charity and think oneself noble than to base self-respect on personal standards of personal achievement.” Ayn Rand
Charity, Self-Respect, Achievement, Integrity, Nobility, Values
Ayn Rand Charity, Self-Respect, Achievement, Integrity, Nobility, Values“It was the greatest sensation of existence: not to trust but to know.” Ayn Rand
Trust, Knowledge, Truth, Existence, Sensation, Certainty
Ayn Rand Trust, Knowledge, Truth, Existence, Sensation, Certainty“Productive work is the central purpose of a rational man’s life, the central value that integrates and determines the hierarchy of all his other values. Reason is the source, the precondition of his productive work, pride is the result.” Ayn Rand
Productivity, Work, Reason, Life, Values, Pride
Ayn Rand Productivity, Work, Reason, Life, Values, Pride“There are no evil thoughts except one; the refusal to think.” Ayn Rand
Evil, Thoughts, Thinking, Philosophy, Mind, Reason
Ayn Rand Evil, Thoughts, Thinking, Philosophy, Mind, Reason“Why no. I’m too conceited. If you want to call it that. I don’t make comparisons. I never think of myself in relation to anyone else. I just refuse to measure myself as part of anything. I’m an utter egotist.” Ayn Rand
Ego, Self, Conceit, Individualism, Pride, Identity
Ayn Rand Ego, Self, Conceit, Individualism, Pride, Identity“To fear to face an issue is to believe that the worst is true.” Ayn Rand
Fear, Belief, Issue, Truth, Courage, Challenge
Ayn Rand Fear, Belief, Issue, Truth, Courage, Challenge“It is my eyes which see, and the sight of my eyes grants beauty to the earth.” Ayn Rand
Personal Perception, Visual Beauty, Self-Expression, Beauty, Perception, Eyes
Ayn Rand Personal Perception, Visual Beauty, Self-Expression, Beauty, Perception, Eyes“If a businessman makes a mistake, he suffers the consequences. If a bureaucrat makes a mistake, you suffer the consequences.” Ayn Rand
Business, Consequences, Bureaucracy, Responsibility, Mistakes, Accountability
Ayn Rand Business, Consequences, Bureaucracy, Responsibility, Mistakes, Accountability“Do you know the hallmark of the second-rater? It’s resentment of another man’s achievement.” Ayn Rand
Resentment, Achievement, Jealousy, Success, Competition, Second-Rater
Ayn Rand Resentment, Achievement, Jealousy, Success, Competition, Second-Rater“I am not primarily an advocate of capitalism, but of egoism; I am not primarily an advocate of egoism, but of reason. If one recognizes the supremacy of reason and applies it consistently, all the rest follows.” Ayn Rand
Capitalism, Egoism, Reason, Philosophy, Individualism, Morality
Ayn Rand Capitalism, Egoism, Reason, Philosophy, Individualism, Morality