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Ayn Rand. Love, Attitude, Men. Ayn Rand (2005). “The Fountainhead”, p.552, Penguin. Love is an expression and assertion of self-esteem, a response to one's own values in the person of another. One gains a profoundly personal, selfish joy from the mere existence of the person one loves.
Collection of sourced quotations by Ayn Rand on love. Discover popular and famous love quotes by Ayn Rand.
- “The pursuit of truth is not important. The pursuit of that truth is important which helps you in reaching your goal that is provided you have one.” ― Ayn Rand, The Romantic Manifesto.
- “Love is a response to values. It is with a person’s sense of life that one falls in love—with that essential sum, that fundamental stand or way of facing existence, which is the essence of a personality.”
- “There are two aspects of man’s existence which are the special province and expression of his sense of life: love and art. I am referring here to romantic love, in the serious meaning of that term—as distinguished from the superficial infatuations of those whose sense of life is devoid of any consistent values, i.e., of any lasting emotions other than fear.
- “Hence the sterile, uninspiring futility of a great many theoretical discussions of ethics, and the resentment which many people feel towards such discussions: moral principles remain in their minds as floating abstractions, offering them a goal they cannot grasp and demanding that they reshape their souls in its image, thus leaving them with a burden of undefinable moral guilt.”
- “[Dean] “My dear fellow, who will let you?” [Roark] “That’s not the point. The point is, who will stop me?” ― Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead.
- “Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark in the hopeless swamps of the not-quite, the not-yet, and the not-at-all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish in lonely frustration for the life you deserved and have never been able to reach.
- “If you don't know, the thing to do is not to get scared, but to learn.” ― Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged.
- “Learn to value yourself, which means: fight for your happiness.” ― Ayn Rand.
Dec 1, 2023 · “Love is the expression of one’s values, the greatest reward you can earn for the moral qualities you have achieved in your character and person, the emotional price paid by one man for the joy he receives from the virtues of another.” Ayn Rand
To love a man for his virtues is paltry and human, it tells you; to love him for his flaws is divine. To love those who are worthy of it is self-interest; to love the unworthy is sacrifice.
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The Fountainhead. By Ayn Rand. Rand's 'The Fountainhead' uses powerful speeches and memorable quotes to convey themes of individualism, integrity, and the pursuit of excellence. These quotes are mainly about. Individualism and Rational Self-Interest: "I could die for you. But I couldn't, and wouldn't, live for you."
