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About Ayn Rand
Russian-American writer and philosopher
Ayn Rand, born Alice O'Connor, was a Russian-American writer and philosopher. She is known for her fiction and for developing Objectivism, the philosophical system she named. Her work brought together storytelling and philosophy, and she became closely associated with a body of ideas that she presented as Objectivism. Her writing is known for combining fiction with arguments about reason, individualism, and the role of philosophy in life.
More from Ayn Rand (367 quotes) →More quotes by Ayn Rand
- “Joy is the goal of existence, and joy is not to be stumbled upon, but to be achieved, and the act of treason…”Ayn Rand
- “There's something I would like to understand. And I don't think anyone can explain it. . . There's your life.…”Ayn Rand
- “To sell your soul is the easiest thing in the world. That's what everybody does every hour of his life. If I…”Ayn Rand
- “It does take an exceptional mind and a still more exceptional integrity to remain untouched by the brain-dest…”Ayn Rand
The Universe: more sayings
- “The universe gives birth to consciousness, and consciousness gives meaning to the universe.”John Archibald Wheeler
- “If you are good to people, good will come back to you. The universe is run by this law.”Fabio Lanzoni
- “Prayer seems to me a cry of weakness, and an attempt to avoid, by trickery, the rules of the game as laid dow…”Zora Neale Hurston
Justice: more sayings
- “I would hate for people to think that 'Strong Island' is just about a family's grief. It is about a family's…”Yance Ford
- “Environmental justice, for those of you who may not be familiar with the term, goes something like this: no c…”Majora Carter
- “Society needs both justice and compassion, a head and a heart, if it is to be civilised.”Julian Baggini
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Books by Ayn Rand
Anthem
1995
Atlas Shrugged (Centennial Ed. HC)
1992
The Fountainhead
2004
We the living
2009
For the New Intellectual
1963