My Favorite Traditionalist

Ayn Rand is one of my many heroes. While I don't aline with all of her views, her classic traditionalism is wickedly provocative. She is the author of two best-selling novels, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, and is also known for developing the philosophical system called Objectivism. She is very controversial because her ideas look extremely immoral to some one with a collectivist mindset. It is inspiring as well as challenging to read her works. Here are a few quotes of hers:

"Money is only a tool. It will take you wherever you wish, but it will not replace you as the driver."  

"A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others."
 

"The purpose of morality is to teach you, not to suffer and die, but to enjoy yourself and live."

"People create their own questions because they are afraid to look straight. All you have to do is look straight and see the road, and when you see it, don't sit looking at it - walk."