To say 'I love you' one must first be able to say the 'I.'
Ayn RandRead
Im waiting, for what, my kind of people, what kind is that, i can tell my kind of people by their faces, by something in their faces.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote reflects the idea of seeking connections with like-minded individuals based on a shared understanding or recognition observed in their expressions.
In this quote, Ayn Rand discusses the importance of identifying and waiting for those who resonate with her values and philosophies. She suggests that true connections are formed through an innate recognition in people's faces, indicating deeper shared beliefs and understanding that transcends superficial differences.
Themes
ConnectionUnderstandingPhilosophyIdentificationValues
In practice
Example use cases
In a discussion about finding one's community, this quote can highlight the importance of recognizing those who share similar values.
More from Ayn Rand
All quotes βThe difference between animals and humans is that animals change themselves for the environment, but humans change the environment for themselves.
Ayn RandRead
It is my eyes which see, and the sight of my eyes grants beauty to the earth. It is my ears which hear, and the hearing of my ears gives its song to the world. It is my mind which thinks, and the judgement of my mind is the only searchlight that can find the truth. It is my will which chooses, and the choice of my will is the only edict I must respect.
Ayn RandRead
What is the basic, the essential, the crucial principle that differentiates freedom from slavery? It is the principle of voluntary action versus physical coercion or compulsion.
Ayn RandRead
One method of destroying a concept is by diluting its meaning. Observe that by ascribing rights to the unborn, i.e., the nonliving, the anti-abortionists obliterate the rights of the living.
Ayn RandRead
I think that when in doubt about the truth of an issue, it's safer and in better taste to select the least numerous of the adversaries.
Ayn RandRead
Similar quotes
I must secure more time for private devotions. I have been living far too public for me. The shortening of devotions starves the soul, it grows lean and faint. I have been keeping too late hours.
William WilberforceRead
There is no man so good, who, were he to submit all his thoughts and actions to the laws, would not deserve hanging ten times in his life.
Michel De MontaigneRead
It is a sign of creeping inner death when we can no longer praise the living.
Eric HofferRead
The very word Secrecy is repugnant in a free and open society.
John F. KennedyRead
Of course it is a very simple matter to identify genes which might modify intelligence or memory and start thinking about whether you want to enhance a human, and the next generation is going to have to deal with that issue. Should we be trying to enhance humans rather than trying to educate them and so on?
Robert WinstonRead
I do not - I never believed it's better to kill a terrorist than to detain him. We want to detain as many terrorists as possible so we can elicit the intelligence from them in the appropriate manner so that we can disrupt follow-on terrorist attacks.
John O. BrennanRead