Ayn Rand, The Voice of Reason Quotes

A collection of quotes by Ayn Rand, The Voice of Reason.

Ayn Rand (1905-1982) was a Russian-American novelist and philosopher, often regarded as The Voice of Reason. Known for her influential works such as "The Fountainhead" and "Atlas Shrugged," Rand promoted the philosophy of Objectivism, which emphasizes rational selfishness, individualism, and laissez-faire capitalism. Her literary works, along with her non-fiction writings and lectures, continue to inspire and provoke philosophical discussions on the value of reason, individual rights, and the pursuit of self-interest.

A chronic lack of pleasure, of any enjoyable, rewarding or s

A chronic lack of pleasure, of any enjoyable, rewarding or stimulating experiences, produces a slow, gradual, day-by-day erosion of man's emotional vitality, which he may ignore or repress, but which is recorded by the relentless computer of his subconscious mechanism that registers an ebbing flow, then a trickle, then a few last drops of fuel--until the day when his inner motor stops and he wonders desperately why he has no desire to go on, unable to find any definable cause of his hopeless, chronic sense of exhaustion.

Ayn Rand, The Voice of Reason

Laziness