Ayn Rand Quotes
Art is a selective re-creation of reality according to an artist's individual value-judgments.

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My mother had a premonition and she felt that hairdressing would be very very good for me.
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So yeah, I play the piano for most of the show, but I like rock and roll.
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I can tell you I'm not exactly sure why I teach. I think a lot of it is just it's the sense of community. A real desire to be involved both with people older than myself and people younger.
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It's all part of my journey - I've done a lot of stupid things, but you learn by your mistakes.
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For many people, managing pain involves using prescription medicine in combination with complementary techniques like physical therapy, acupuncture, yoga and massage. I appreciate this because I truly believe medical care should address the person as a whole - their mind, body, and spirit.
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I've been a big astrophysics nut since I was 12. I have always had a real soft spot for the bizarreness of quantum mechanics. But I gave up on being a scientist in high school - I'm just not that good at math.
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Small aim is a crime.
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Since belief determines behavior, doesn't it make sense that we should be teaching ethical, moral values in every home and in every school in America?
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I could have ended the war in a month. I could have made North Vietnam look like a mud puddle.
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I just came back from my hometown, making a movie about a kid who grew up just like me, and it was financed by white people in New York. Personally, I can't be angry. In my personal experience, the support was there.
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Somehow I got the feeling at an early age that I had to do something important with my life.
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Everything is creative. It's all relative to me. No matter what, you've gotta use your imagination, use your senses.
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It's tricky, performing the show live. Because when you're in a big auditorium, in front of 700 people, the natural tendency is to want to talk louder. You want to project.
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For 'Ghostbusters,' the thing that makes it such an amazing franchise and an amazing idea is that it is adds the element of physics and technology. It's not just about ghosts. Who the heck came up with that? It is such a good idea, such a unique combination of stuff from different genres. Ghosts and sci fi.
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The influence of teachers extends beyond the classroom, well into the future. It is they who shape and enrich the minds of the young, who touch their hearts and souls. It is they who shape a nation's future.
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I'm not really a food connoisseur.
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My best friend is my husband.
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We live in an age of instant knowledge. And there's almost a sense of entitlement to that.
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I don't really know why I care so much. I just have something inside me that tells me that there is a problem, and I have got to do something about it. I think that is what I would call the God in me.
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I hope that no American will waste his franchise and throw away his vote by voting either for me or against me solely on account of my religious affiliation. It is not relevant.
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Muhammad Ali was such an original - his antics, his character, his charisma, his strength, his individuality.
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It always strikes me how almost unbelievably bad are the early versions of my novels.
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Art is a selective re-creation of reality according to an artist's individual value-judgments.