"Degrees of ability vary, but the basic principle remains the same: the degree of a man's independence, initiative and personal love for his work determines his talent as a worker and his worth as a man. Independence is the only gauge of human virtue and value. What a man is and makes of himself; not what he has or hasn't done for others. There is no substitute for personal dignity. There is no standard of personal dignity except independence."

-- Ayn Rand

#Men Quotes #Independence Quotes #Principles Quotes

“Monkeys are superior to men in this: when a monkey looks into a mirror, he sees a monkey.”
“Our God has boundless resources. The only limit is in us. Our asking, our thinking, our praying are too small. Our expectations are too limited.”
“Kissing Sinclair was like making out with a sexy timber wolfâ€” he was licking my fangs and nipping me lightly and growling under his breath and it was...oh, it was really something.”

Source : MaryJanice Davidson (2004). “Undead and Unwed: A Queen Betsy Novel”, p.199, Penguin
“The more you hardwire a company on total quality management, the more it is going to hurt breakthrough innovation,”

Source : Business Week, 2007.
“It's one thing to fight for what you believe in, another thing to fight for what others believe in.”

Source : James Wolcott (2013). “Critical Mass: Four Decades of Essays, Reviews, Hand Grenades, and Hurrahs”, p.390, Anchor
“I have to think of my status as a resident in this country. But I do insist that in Paraguay there was order; the judiciary had the power of complete independence; justice was fully exercised.”
“And Kate Hepburn-God, she's beautiful, God, she plays golf well, God, she can get anyone in the world on the phone, God, she knows what to do all the time, God, she wears clothes well.”

Source : Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Brian Dauth (2008). “Joseph L. Mankiewicz: Interviews”, p.162, Univ. Press of Mississippi
“On the Black Sea, my father saw it begin. And on the Black Sea, seventy years on, I saw the beginning of its end.”

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