Ayn Rand Quotes

The skyline of New York is a monument of a splendor that no pyramids or palaces will ever equal or approach.

Ayn Rand

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• I finally moved out of my parent's house. It was only fair to let my sister have her own room.

  

  Kate Winslet
  • House
  • Sister
  • Parent

• I style my roles mostly with some help from my team of stylists.

  

  Ram Charan
  • Help
  • Team
  • Style

• It's not that that I'm not comfortable being naked, but when you grow up fat, you can't take away the shame or embarrassment even though you're a model. It's not just erased.

  

  Paloma Elsesser
  • Up
  • Model
  • Grow

• Archeology and ecology can go hand in hand.

  

  Carlos Salinas de Gortari
  • Hand
  • Go
  • Ecology

• When I want to understand what is happening today or try to decide what will happen tomorrow, I look back.

  

  Omar Khayyam
  • Today
  • Want
  • Tomorrow

• The whole point of being alive is to evolve into the complete person you were intended to be.

  

  Oprah Winfrey
  • You
  • Alive
  • Evolve

• You see, I was never a big fan of contemporary movies because they always make actresses and actors look too perfect.

  

  Kate Winslet
  • Perfect
  • Movies
  • Look

• Divorce isn't one-sided, and I am by no means perfect. Becoming accountable for my role in the relationship was very empowering.

  

  Garcelle Beauvais
  • Relationship
  • Perfect
  • Divorce

• Similarly you can make a transition from one set of instruments to another imperceptibly.

  

  Gavin Bryars
  • You
  • Transition
  • Another

• I love... different kinds of music. I like classical music and pop music. I like alternative, and I like rap, hip-hop, and I kind of collected all these things that I love, and they infused my sensibilities, and I just wanted to sing because it felt like it needed to come out of me.

  

  Rachel Platten
  • Music
  • Like
  • Classical

• I get recognized all the time, but not as Haley Bennett.

  

  Haley Bennett
  • Time
  • Get
  • Recognized

• I grew up in a small town where everyone wanted to be the same or look the same and was afraid to be different.

  

  Kate Bosworth
  • Up
  • Different
  • Small

• Writing is immensely difficult. The short forms especially.

  

  E. L. Doctorow
  • Writing
  • Difficult
  • Short

• I got the idea that to write books would be the best way to spend a life. I never thought of anything else that seemed like half as much fun, although in my next life I would like to be an architect, too, so I can have an easier time restoring houses.

  

  Frances Mayes
  • Life
  • Time
  • Fun

• I'd like to actually work with a lot of other people, and whether it's someone who is completely unknown who I love and think is a talent, maybe I'll work with them, or, like, maybe I'll work with some of the biggest pop stars and write music for them.

  

  Flume
  • People
  • Work
  • Music

• Career diversification ain't a bad thing.

  

  Vin Diesel
  • Bad
  • Career
  • Diversification

• I'm not concerned with people seeing me in a certain way. Some people see me as a kid, some people see me as an adult. But I'm seriously not going to complain how anybody sees me, as long as they see me.

  

  Taylor Swift
  • People
  • Way
  • Kid

• I eat every two hours. I sleep for eight hours. I have lots of water. I pray to keep calm. Most importantly, I have a smile on my face.

  

  Vidya Balan
  • Water
  • Sleep
  • Smile

• The child has talent, loves music, and needs help. I can't give her money, but I can teach her; so I do, and she is the most promising pupil I have. Help one another, is part of the religion of our sisterhood, Fan.

  

  Louisa May Alcott
  • Music
  • Money
  • She

• “Never try directly to diminish or minimize something which is important to another person. By making a direct challenge to a crucial criterion you are more likely to strengthen it than to diminish it. Your best strategy is to begin by accepting that the criterion is legitimately important.

  

  Neil Rackham
  • Important
  • Strategy
  • Criterion

• I never intended to become a professional pilot. But, as I became more curious about aircraft, and, well, not being John Travolta, I realized that the only way I was ever going to fly a jet is if I got a job.

  

  Bruce Dickinson Iron Maiden
  • Job
  • Professional
  • Fly

• When I go out and I see the genuine appreciation from the people, that's a big thing for me.

  

  Yami Gautam
  • People
  • Me
  • Appreciation

• I don't like when people expect too much, because then I'll only be disappointed if things don't work out.

  

  Matthias Schoenaerts
  • People
  • Work

• The skyline of New York is a monument of a splendor that no pyramids or palaces will ever equal or approach.

  

  Ayn Rand