Quotes from Atlas

"Love is our response to our highest values."

"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."

Sometimes it's difficult to accept the truth if it's not something you want to know. But there's no comparison between the fallacy of joy experienced in fiction and the sincerity of joy experienced in truth. The difference is that joy stemming from truth is devoid of the paranoia, anxiety, and fear that accompany joy stemming from fiction- especially self-induced fiction.

It's right to hope for things, and it's requisite for happiness that we strive to achieve our hopes. As in any endeavor, though, one must frequently take a look at the known truths of a situation and determine the feasibility of continuing. An infinite number of conflicts will always be present, standing between yourself and the hope you seek to fulfill. It takes an objective perspective to be able to look at those conflicts and determine the best course of action to take. If the best course of action from your perspective is indeed to end an endeavor, and seek to fulfill your hopes elsewhere ... that takes ever more maturity, courage, and self-understanding.

The most successful among us will always be those who can reconcile objective understanding with passionate faith in achieving their hopes.