Ayn Rand Quotes
The highest thing in a man is not his god. It's that in him which knows the reverence due a god. You are my highest reverence.
Quotes to Explore
-
I think that when you decide to dedicate yourself to creative endeavors and surround yourself with people who are creative, you very quickly learn how hard it is to survive doing those kinds of things, not to mention make a living at them.
-
I grew up with my stepfather in Brighton, but I did spend a lot of time with my natural father, and I was loved by both, so I suppose the advantage of this was that I wasn't bound by one set of experiences; I always had an alternative.
-
You know, I'm kind of a wild crazy workaholic guy.
-
It's nice to know when you're a part of a story, it's nice to know at least something about the beginning, middle, and end.
-
I'm not a singer. In 'Bye Bye Birdie,' I think I was the sad girl who sits on the park bench during 'Put on a Happy Face.'
-
I'd always wanted to do a Marvel project, and I'd always imagined getting to play one of the superheroes because it's such a hard thing to get. It's the parts that only go to a few people. The flip side of that is the antagonists are pretty awesome.
-
What worries me is that conservative thought is moving quickly, but we're kind of the pachyderms in Congress because things move so slowly.
-
Hanging out with my girlfriends is my sanity saver. We go out for a bad chick flick and dinner. I suggest you break free from the guys, see a really silly, girly movie, and get a little something to eat afterwards. It feels like a treat.
-
I never expected my writing to become as popular as it did.
-
I hate interference, and I don't interfere in others' lives.
-
I never eat in a restaurant that's over a hundred feet off the ground and won't stand still.
-
Don't romanticise your 'vocation.' You can either write good sentences or you can't. There is no 'writer's lifestyle.' All that matters is what you leave on the page.
-
Many novice writers try to avoid using 'said' by substituting synonyms: 'he uttered,' 'she murmured,' 'he questioned.' It's true that any word repeated too often becomes monotonous, but substitutions for 'said' can be worse than its repetition.
-
What higher art does is to invite us in and allow us to make decisions.
-
I just got a band together in mid-2012, and we played our first show in October of that year.
-
When I was on 'The Big Gay Sketch Show' I thought, 'Well, this is going well now, but then when it's over I'll just be a barista.'
-
There isn't a flaw in his golf or his makeup. He will win more majors than Arnold Palmer and me combined. Somebody is going to dust my records. It might as well be Tiger, because he's such a great kid.
-
When I saw the first I couldn't believe I was in another great movie that would be made into a trilogy. This movie is quite visible and I think it will stand the test of time. I think kids and parents will love this movie for a long time.
-
I'm not a person who thinks the world would be entirely different if it was run by women. If you think that, you've forgotten what high school was like.
-
Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's and to God the things that are God's.
-
I can be on guard against my enemies, but God deliver me from my friends!
-
The cardinal doctrine of a fanatic's creed is that his enemies are the enemies of God.
-
each generation wastes a little moreof the future with greed and lust for riches
-
The highest thing in a man is not his god. It's that in him which knows the reverence due a god. You are my highest reverence.
