“The nation which once held the creed that greatness is achieved by production, is now told that it is achieved by squalor.”

“Happiness is that state of consciousness which proceeds from the achievement of one's value.”

“My philosophy, in essence, is the concept of man as a heroic being, with his own happiness as the moral purpose of his life, with productive achievement as his noblest activity, and reason as his only absolute.”

“A desire presupposes the possibility of action to achieve it; action presupposes a goal that is worth achieving.”

“Achieving life is not the equivalent of avoiding death.”

“Ask anything of men. Ask them to achieve wealth, fame, love, brutality, murder, self-sacrifice. But don’t ask them to achieve self-respect. They will hate your soul.”

“In order to deal with reality successfully - to pursue and achieve the values which his life requires - man needs self-esteem; he needs to be confident of his efficacy and worth.”