122 Quotes About Objectivism

I don't care what 2+2 equals in some idealized, objective, universal, and absolute sense. I want to hang out with the people who think that 2+2=4, whether right or wrong.

Indifference to me, is the epitome of all evil.

Yes, this is an age of moral crisis. Yes, you are bearing punishment for your evil. But it is not man who is now on trial and it is not human nature that will take the blame. It is your moral code that’s through, this time. Your moral code has reached its climax, the blind alley at the end of its course. And if you wish to go on living, what you now need is not to return to morality—you who have never known any—but to discover it.

Thousands of years ago the first man discovered how to make fire. He was probably burnt at the stake he'd taught his brothers to light, but he left them a gift they had not conceived and he lifted darkness from the face of the Earth.

There's two ways to deal with mystery: uncover it, or eliminate it.

Men who reject the responsibility of thought and reason can only exist as parasites on the thinking of others.

The age of the skyscraper is gone. This is the age of the housing project. Which is always a prelude to the age of the cave.

Rebelliousness or unconventionality as such do not constitute proof of individualism. Just as individualism does not consist merely of rejecting collectivism, so it does not consist merely of the absence of conformity. A conformist is a man who declares, “It’s true because others believe it”—but an individualist is not a man who declares, “It’s true because I believe it.” An individualist declares, “I believe it because I see in reason that it’s true.

A castaway in the sea was going down for the third time when he caught sight of a passing ship. Gathering his last strength, he waved frantically and called for help. Someone on board peered at him scornfully and shouted back, "Get a boat!