Texas Libertarian Posted July 27, 2008 Report Share Posted July 27, 2008 "save it for Jim Taggart. I know what I'm talking about, because I never went to college"--Fred Kinnan "thats okay, because I'm the man"---Dagny, in response to Cheryl tellling her "Im the woman in this family now" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'kian Posted July 27, 2008 Report Share Posted July 27, 2008 "When I die, I hope to go to heaven -whatever the hell that is- and I want to be able to afford the price of admission." --Francisco d'Anconnia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC Posted July 27, 2008 Report Share Posted July 27, 2008 "We never had to take any of it seriously, did we?" she whispered.-- Dagny Taggarrt "No, we never had to." John Galt in response. I know that's two lines, but one implies the other and together they are a work of art. Boydstun and dream_weaver 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted July 27, 2008 Report Share Posted July 27, 2008 "Get the hell out of my way!" -John Galt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrock3215 Posted July 27, 2008 Report Share Posted July 27, 2008 "Who is John Galt?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMartins Posted July 27, 2008 Report Share Posted July 27, 2008 It is not advisable, James, to venture unsolicited opinions. You should spare yourself the embarrassing discovery of their exact value to your listener. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted July 27, 2008 Report Share Posted July 27, 2008 " I swear to you-by the woman I love-that I am your friend." -Francisco d'Anconia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01503 Posted July 27, 2008 Report Share Posted July 27, 2008 "THE PUBLIC BE DAMNED!" -Rearden, in response to the 'rights of the public' Also, this was said by Vanderbilt, but it was much more powerful in the context of Rearden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01503 Posted July 27, 2008 Report Share Posted July 27, 2008 If it is now the belief of my fellow men, who call themselves the public, that their good requires victims, then I say: The public good be damned, I will have no part of it! That's the full context! (Sorry, I would have edited my reply, but the function wasn't available for some reason.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Toad Posted July 27, 2008 Report Share Posted July 27, 2008 "Tell me, Miss Taggart, what's going to support a seven-thousand-ton train on a three-thousand-ton bridge?" "My judgment," she answered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyTrooper Posted July 28, 2008 Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 "I'm going to put a stop to this, once and for all." -John Galt "You're paid to do your job, not your best, whatever that is." -Dagny I'm having trouble finding where these are at. They are better in full context. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Toad Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 "The doctrine that 'human rights' are superior to 'property rights' simply means that some human beings have the right to make property out of others; ..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Toad Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 Who is the conqueror of physical reality: the man who sleeps on a bed of nails or the man who sleeps on an inner-spring mattress? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devils_Advocate Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 (edited) This is, in my opinon, possibly one of the best line in the whole history of literature: JG: Tell that bastard to look at my face, then look in the mirror, and then ask himself if my moral stature was ever at the mercy of his actions. I also love this one (the first line is just to clarify what the second means): Mr. Thompson: Don't you see? What I've got to offer you is your life! JG: It's not yours to give, Mr. Thompson. The whole Galt @ the Wayne Falkland is brilliant. Edited August 4, 2008 by Devils_Advocate splitprimary 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
putofftoolong Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 "To remind us-in moments of discouragement, in the loneliness of exile- of our true homeland, which has always been yours too, Miss Taggart" ----------- "The only competition left is in the application to the Board for permission to cancel trains. The railroad to survive will be the one that manages to run no trains at all" ----------- "When a politician or movie star retires, we read front pages stories about it.But when a philosopher retires, people do not even notice it" "They do, eventually" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agrippa1 Posted August 5, 2008 Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 "I'll give you a hint. Contradictions do not exist. Whenever you think that you are facing a contradiction, check your premises. You will find that one of them is wrong." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'kian Posted August 5, 2008 Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 Question: doesn't the term "one-liner" refer to witty or funny short quotations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agrippa1 Posted August 5, 2008 Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 Question: doesn't the term "one-liner" refer to witty or funny short quotations? Usually, but why quibble? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Reard3n Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 "I couldn't help it!" "It was not my fault!" I laughed every time one of these was repetitively mentioned. Reminds me of so many people around me, giving endless excuses for why their lives aren't the way they were "entitled" for it to be. One wonders how so many people have such an incredible "lack of luck" in their lives... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fountainhead777 Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 kind of two lines but "Who is John Galt?" "We are!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khaight Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 One wonders how so many people have such an incredible "lack of luck" in their lives... I've got a different one-liner that explains that: "I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it." -- Thomas Jefferson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Donohue Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 "I am leaving it as I found it. Take over. It's yours." Ellis Wyatt Franciso to Reardon: "Watch." "Why James, what's the matter? Why do you seem so upset? Money is the root of all evil and I just got tired of being evil." Franciso d"Anconia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kainscalia Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Margaret Thatcher said it once, too, right after she said "The public? who *is* the public?" "THE PUBLIC BE DAMNED!" -Rearden, in response to the 'rights of the public' Also, this was said by Vanderbilt, but it was much more powerful in the context of Rearden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01503 Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 Here's a couple more good ones: "May the god you've invented forgive you!" "It is, therefore I want it." Both are from Galt's Speech. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Andrew Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 Reminds me of so many people around me, giving endless excuses for why their lives aren't the way they were "entitled" for it to be. One wonders how so many people have such an incredible "lack of luck" in their lives... That reminds me of the short story by DH Lawrence called "The Rocking Horse Winner", which I just wrote an essay for in my literature class. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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