“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”
“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.
“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.
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“Get the hell out of my way!” -John Galt
“Who is John Galt?”
It is not advisable, James, to venture unsolicited opinions. You should spare yourself the embarrassing discovery of their exact value to your listener.
" I swear to you-by the woman I love-that I am your friend." -Francisco d’Anconia
“Tell me, Miss Taggart, what’s going to support a seven-thousand-ton train on a three-thousand-ton bridge?”
“My judgment,” she answered.
“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.
“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; …”
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?
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.
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“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”
“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.”
Question: doesn’t the term “one-liner” refer to witty or funny short quotations?
Question: doesn’t the term “one-liner” refer to witty or funny short quotations?
Usually, but why quibble?
“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…
kind of two lines but
“Who is John Galt?”
“We are!”
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
“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