Quotes of: Rand Keyword

People 'over-produce' pollution because they are not paying for the costs of dealing with it.

23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism

Our ability to solve problem is limited by our conception of what is feasible.

The Art of Problem Solving: Accompanied by Ackoff's Fables

I know this happiness that I feel isn’t going to last, and I feel like Cinderella, waiting for the clock to strike and end my blissful night.

After

I was an art history major, but never specifically contemporary. I would say where I really stopped were the abstract expressionists in the New York school.

Vera Wang

If a theory of justice is to guide reasoned choice of policies, strategies or institutions, then the identification of fully just social arrangements is neither necessary nor sufficient.

The Idea Of Justice

Only a man of integrity can possess the virtue of honesty, since only the faking of one’s consciousness can permit the faking of existence.

The Journals of Ayn Rand

What then is the intellectual advantage of civilization over primitive savagery? It is not necessarily that each civilized man has more knowledge but that he requires far less.

Knowledge And Decisions

It's not evil, Rand. I know something evil when I smell it. This isn't evil, it's just incredibly stupid.

A Memory of Light

No wonder women don't negotiate as often as men. It's like trying to cross a minefield backward in high heels.

Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

We need to stop telling [women], "Get a mentor and you will excel." Instead, we need to tell them, "Excel and you will get a mentor.

Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

Our culture needs to find a robust image of female success that is first, not male, and second, not a white woman on the phone, holding a crying baby,

Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

Motivation comes from working on things we care about. It also comes from working with people we care about.

Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

I'm sorry if this sounds harsh or surprises anyone, but this is where we are. If you want the outcome to be different, you will have to do something about it.

Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

A 2011 McKinsey report noted that men are promoted based on potential, while women are promoted based on past accomplishments.

Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

Politically, the goal of today’s dominant trend is statism. Philosophically, the goal is the obliteration of reason; psychologically, it is the erosion of ambition.

Letters of Ayn Rand

Romantic love is the most selfish of all emotions.

Selfish Path to Romance: How to Love With Passion & Reason, Inspired by Ayn Rand

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Perawan Dalam Cengkeraman Militer

The world makes much less sense than you think. The coherence comes mostly from the way your mind works.

Thinking, Fast and Slow

Because economics is all about optimising, doing the best you can with what you have - it's usually the first place you should look for answers if you want to maximise your happiness.

Emily Oster

I hate phones. All businesses are personal businesses, and I always try my best to get back to people, but sometimes the barrage of calls is so enormous that if I just answered calls I would do nothing else.

Vera Wang

Managers who don't lead are quite discouraging, but leaders who don't manage don't know what's going on. It's a phony separation that people are making between the two.

Henry Mintzberg