Ayn Rand Quotes

No matter what a man does, he is not fully sane or human unless there is a spirit of freedom in him

But what is freedom? Freedom from what? There is nothing to take a man's freedom away from him, save other men. To be free, a man must be free of his brothers. That is freedom. That and nothing else.

As long as a man had the courage to reject what society told him to do, he could live life on his own terms. To what end? To be free. But free to what end? To read books, to write books, to think.

The minute I was told what to do at any age, I did the opposite. Hopefully I'll do that for the rest of my life.

I was intelligent enough to make up my own mind. I not only had freedom of choice, I had freedom of expression.

Without private thoughts and actions, we can never truly be free.

Among the many values in life, I appreciate freedom most.

Nothing is more precious than independence and liberty.

I don't like people telling me what to do. I'm very independent.

I have the freedom to take chances, to say no. I have the freedom to be who I really want to be, rather than have to conform to this or that just to stay alive.

It's important for me to be free and know I'm acting for myself. I do things because I want to, and that's important. You want to be your own person.

Freedom is a unique concept that everyone interprets differently.

True freedom is the capacity for acting according to one's true character, to be altogether one's self, to be self-determined and not subject to outside coercion.

Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too.

You can wear whatever, be whatever, do whatever you want.

I definitely do things on my terms, it may not seem that way but I actually do.

It's important to me that I should be free to express myself.

When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man.

Like any young person, I do what I want.

I prefer to work for my country in a free and independent way. I was born free, and I want to die free. I am always suspicious of ideology. Instead, I respect men with ideas.

Rules are made for people who aren't willing to make up their own.

Freedom is relative.

But the whole point of liberation is that you get out. Restructure your life. Act by yourself.

For the first time I'm free to be myself.

When I was younger I was trying to do what I wanted to do, not what the game wanted me to do.