an absolute commitment to honesty, a remarkable independence of judgment, an unwavering decision to live a simple and unencumbered life, a steadfast devotion to self-sufficiency, an unparalleled attachment to freedom of speech, a healthy
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“Dagny, there’s nothing of any importance in life—except how well you do your work. Nothing. Only that. Whatever else you are, will come from that. It’s the only measure of human value. All the codes of ethics they’ll try to ram down your throat are just so much paper money put out by swindlers to fleece people of their virtues. The code of competence is the only system of morality that’s on a gold standard.”
― Atlas Shrugged
― Atlas Shrugged
“Deep in the human unconscious is a pervasive need for a logical universe that makes sense. But the real universe is always one step beyond logic.”
― Dune
― Dune
“Thought, if not written down and shared with others, changes nothing. Does it matter?”
― Make Your Mark
― Make Your Mark
“What, then, is law? As I have said elsewhere, it is the collective organization of the individual right to lawful defence.”
― The Law
― The Law
“The perfect target market for a startup is a small group of particular people concentrated together and served by few or no competitors.”
― Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
― Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
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