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A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others. Ayn Rand
Motivational Man Creative Achieve Others Beat Motivated Desire
The two most powerful warriors are patience and time. Leo Tolstoy
Time Patience Powerful Most Most Powerful Warriors Two
The sole meaning of life is to serve humanity. Leo Tolstoy
Life Humanity Meaning Of Life Sole Meaning Meaning Of Serve
People don't notice whether it's winter or summer when they're happy. Anton Chekhov
Wisdom Winter Happy People Summer Whether Notice
It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness. Leo Tolstoy
Amazing Goodness Beauty Complete Delusion How
Surprise is the greatest gift which life can grant us. Boris Pasternak
Life Gift Greatest Gift Greatest Surprise Which Us Grant
I'd rather have roses on my table than diamonds on my neck. Emma Goldman
Valentines Day Table Rather Diamonds Than Roses Neck
One man with a gun can control 100 without one. Vladimir Lenin
Man Gun Control One-Man Without
Give me four years to teach the children and the seed I have sown will never be uprooted. Vladimir Lenin
Me Will Seed Give Give Me Never Years Sown Children Teach Four
The press should be not only a collective propagandist and a collective agitator, but also a collective organizer of the masses. Vladimir Lenin
Collective Press Propagandist Only Masses Also Should Organizer
Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice. Anton Chekhov
Knowledge You Value Practice Unless Put
We are fast approaching the stage of the ultimate inversion: the stage where the government is free to do anything it pleases, while the citizens may act only by permission; which is the stage of the darkest periods of human history, the stage of rule by brute force. Ayn Rand
Government History Approaching Darkest Free Stage Rule Pleases Citizens Only Inversion Brute Brute Force Periods Force Permission Ultimate May Human Where Anything Which While Human History Act Fast
Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to vote away the rights of a minority; the political function of rights is precisely to protect minorities from oppression by majorities (and the smallest minority on earth is the individual). Ayn Rand
Vote Rights Oppression Political Minority Earth Minorities Individual Individual Rights Smallest Protect Majority Subject Precisely Public Function Away Right
An arrogant person considers himself perfect. This is the chief harm of arrogance. It interferes with a person's main task in life - becoming a better person. Leo Tolstoy
Life Arrogance Better Arrogant Considers Perfect Better Person Main Himself Becoming Chief Person Task Interferes Harm
Achievement of your happiness is the only moral purpose of your life, and that happiness, not pain or mindless self-indulgence, is the proof of your moral integrity, since it is the proof and the result of your loyalty to the achievement of your values. Ayn Rand
Happiness Life Loyalty Achievement Integrity Result Values Pain Mindless Moral Proof Only Purpose Since Your
There is no greatness where there is no simplicity, goodness and truth. Leo Tolstoy
Truth Simplicity Goodness Greatness Where
It's easy to impress me. I don't need a fancy party to be happy. Just good friends, good food, and good laughs. I'm happy. I'm satisfied. I'm content. Maria Sharapova
Good Food Me Be Happy Happy Party Impress Satisfied Good Friends Laughs Easy Content Friends Just Fancy Good Food Need
The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities. Ayn Rand
Rights Minority Earth Those Claim Minorities Individual Individual Rights Smallest Deny Cannot Who Defenders
The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws. Ayn Rand
Government Impossible Crime Men Power Down Live Enough Criminals Laws Only Well Without Makes Becomes Crack Any Breaking Them Many Things
There are no morals in politics; there is only expedience. A scoundrel may be of use to us just because he is a scoundrel. Vladimir Lenin
Politics Morals Only He Because Scoundrel Expedience May Just Just Because Us Use
The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representatives of the oppressing class are to represent and repress them in parliament. Vladimir Lenin
Government Class Few Every Once Parliament Allowed Particular Years Oppressed Represent Representatives Repress Decide Which Them
The soul is healed by being with children. Fyodor Dostoevsky
Soul Healed Being Children
Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass. Anton Chekhov
Me Broken Communication Light Moon Broken Glass Tell Glass Shining Show
Reason is not automatic. Those who deny it cannot be conquered by it. Do not count on them. Leave them alone. Ayn Rand
Alone Those Count Leave Deny Automatic Cannot Them Reason Who Conquered
A fighter, a real strong fighter, should always look dignified and calm, and I believe that any expression of aggression is an expression of weakness. A strong person will not be nervous and will not express aggression towards his opponent. He will be confident in his abilities and his training; then he will face the fight calm and balanced. Fedor Emelianenko
Fight Training Strong Will Nervous Face Calm Fighter Believe Dignified Weakness Ability He Towards Look Balanced Always Opponent Real His Person Any Confident Then Should Aggression Express Expression
Democracy is indispensable to socialism. Vladimir Lenin
Democracy Socialism Indispensable
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