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The Fountainhead
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"The Fountainhead" Quotes

An individualistic architect struggles to maintain his artistic integrity in the face of societal pressure.

Quotes

I could die for you. But I couldn't, and wouldn't, live for you.

Ayn Rand

loveself-reliance

To say 'I love you' one must first be able to say the 'I'.

Ayn Rand

loveself-awareness

I don't build in order to have clients. I have clients in order to build.

Ayn Rand

purposeambition

Civilization is the progress toward a society of privacy. The savage's whole existence is public, ruled by the laws of his tribe. Civilization is the process of setting man free from men.

Ayn Rand

civilizationfreedom

I'm not a tragedy. I'm a success.

Ayn Rand

successself-worth

The creator's concern is the conquest of nature. The parasite's concern is the conquest of men.

Ayn Rand

creationmorality

I am, therefore I'll think.

Ayn Rand

self-awarenessdetermination

To sell your soul is the easiest thing in the world. That's what everybody does every hour of his life. If I asked you to keep your soul - would you understand why that's much harder?

Ayn Rand

moralityintegrity

The purpose of poetry is to remind us how difficult it is to remain just one person.

Ayn Rand

identityself-awareness

The words 'to make money' hold the essence of human morality.

Ayn Rand

moralityambition