Ayn Rand Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Ayn Rand quotes, Ayn Rand sayings, and Ayn Rand proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

The man who does not value himself, cannot value anything or anyone. Ayn Rand
Money is only a tool. It will take you wherever you wish, but it will not replace you as the driver. Ayn Rand
The man who does not value himself, cannot value anything or anyone Ayn Rand
The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it. Ayn Rand
Money is only a tool. It will take you wherever you wish, but it will not replace you as the driver Ayn Rand
Every man builds his world in his own image. He has the power to choose, but no power to escape the necessity of choice. Ayn Rand
I need no warrant for being, and no word of sanction upon my being. I am the warrant and the sanction Ayn Rand
I swear, by my life and my love of it, that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine. Ayn Rand
The question isn't who's going to let me; it's who's going to stop me. Ayn Rand
Guilt is a rope that wears thin. Ayn Rand
Ethics is a code of values which guide our choices and actions and determine the purpose and course of our lives. Ayn Rand
An emotion is an automatic response, an automatic effect of man's value premises. An effect, not a cause. There is no necessary clash, no dichotomy between man's reason and his emotions Ayn Rand
In any compromise between good and evil, it is only evil that can profit. Ayn Rand
Every man builds his world in his own image. He has the power to choose, but no power to escape the necessity of choice. Ayn Rand
Every aspect of Western culture needs a new code of ethics -- a rational ethics -- as a precondition of rebirth. Ayn Rand
The question isn't who's going to let me; it's who's going to stop me. Ayn Rand
The purpose of morality is to teach you, not to suffer and die, but to enjoy yourself and live. Ayn Rand
The skyline of New York is a monument of a splendour that no pyramids or palaces will ever equal or approach. Ayn Rand
A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others. Ayn Rand
Mediocrity doesn't mean average intelligence, it means an average intelligence that resents and envies its betters. Ayn Rand
To say I love you one must know first how to say the I. Ayn Rand
When the law no longer protects you from the corrupt, but protects the corrupt from you, you know your nation is doomed. Ayn Rand
We are now moving towards complete collectivism or socialism, a system under which everybody is enslaved to everybody. Ayn Rand
The purpose of morality is to teach you, not to suffer and die, but to enjoy yourself and live. Ayn Rand
A building has integrity just like a man. And just as seldom. Ayn Rand
The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me. Ayn Rand
Capitalism is a social system based on the recognition of individual rights, including property rights, in which all property is privately owned. Ayn Rand
One method of destroying a concept is by diluting its meaning. Observe that by ascribing rights to the unborn, the nonliving, the anti-abortionists obliterate the rights of the living. Ayn Rand
The argument from intimidation is a confession of intellectual impotence. Ayn Rand
It ballet is a perfect medium for the expression of spiritual love. Ayn Rand