You can ignore reality, but you can't ignore the consequences of ignor…

Ayn Rand
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You can ignore reality, but you can't ignore the consequences of ignoring reality.
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He liked to observe emotions; they were like red lanterns strung along the dark unknown of another's personality, marking vulnerable points. ✨ Ayn Rand (2016). Atlas Shrugged, p.15, Hamilton Books
A desire presupposes the possibility of action to achieve it; action presupposes a goal which is worth achieving. ✨ Ayn Rand (2016). Atlas Shrugged, p.286, Hamilton Books
Let me be the child in the story and declare that the Emperor is naked — or that America is culturally bankrupt. ✨ For the New Intellectual: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand.
Consider the reasons which make us certain that we are right, but not the fact that we are certain. If you are not convinced, ignore our certainty. Don't be tempted to substitute our judgment for you … ▶
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 Rand (2009). We the Living, p.41, Penguin

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