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“There are evidently limits to the achievements of science; and there are irresolvable contradictions both between prosperity and virtue, and between happiness and ``the good life,'' which had not been anticipated in our philosophy.”

Philosophy Virtue Limits Achievement Prosperity Contradiction Good Life

Book:The Irony of American History

Source: The Irony of American History

“My philosophy, in essence, is the concept of man as a heroic being, with his own happiness as the moral purpose of his life, with productive achievement as his noblest activity, and reason as his only absolute.”

Men Life Reason Philosophy Purpose Moral Activity Achievement Concepts Essence Absolutes Productive Heroic Objectivism

Book:The Ayn Rand Lexicon: Objectivism from A to Z

Source: The Ayn Rand Lexicon: Objectivism from A to Z

“Every science begins as philosophy and ends as art; it arises in hypothesis and flows into achievement.”

Art Ends Philosophy Achievement Flow Arise Hypothesis

Book:Story of Philosophy

Source: Story of Philosophy

“Imagine a life-form whose brainpower is to ours as ours is to a chimpanzee’s. To such a species, our highest mental achievements would be trivial. Their toddlers, instead of learning their ABCs on Sesame Street, would learn multivariable calculus on Boolean Boulevard. Our most complex theorems, our deepest philosophies, the cherished works of our most creative artists, would be projects their schoolkids bring home for Mom and Dad to display on the refrigerator door.”

“The most effective way I know to begin with the end in mind is to develop a personal mission statement or philosophy or creed. It focused on what you want to be (character) and to do (contributions and achievements) and on the values or principles upon which being and doing are based.”

Source: Daily Reflections for Highly Effective People: Living THE SEVEN HABITS OF HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE Every Day

“When science, art, literature, and philosophy are simply the manifestation of personality, they are on a level where glorious and dazzling achievements are possible, which can make a man's name live for thousands of years. But above this level, far above, separated by an abyss, is the level where the highest things are achieved. These things are essentially anonymous.”

Men Years Art Philosophy Science Literature Names Levels Personality Achievement Highest Accounts Manifestation Glorious Abyss Dazzling

Book:Selected Essays, 1934-1943: Historical, Political, and Moral Writings

Source: Selected Essays, 1934-1943: Historical, Political, and Moral Writings

“As liberals, men like Richter viewed socialism as the great modern counter-revolution, and believed that the achievement of the socialist goal would lead both to appalling poverty and state absolutism. There was nothing in the socialist doctrine of the time that would suggest otherwise.”

Men States Philosophy Political Goal Poverty Modern Revolution Achievement Economics Socialism Doctrine Socialist Absolutism

Author:Ralph Raico

“Philosophy itself cannot but benefit from our disputes, for if our conceptions prove true, new achievements will be made; if false, their refutation will further confirm the original doctrines.”

Ifs Thinking Made Philosophy Prove Achievement Benefits Originals Doctrine Conception Disputes Refutation

Author:Galileo Galilei

“Basic philosophy, spirit and drive of an organization have far more to do with its relative achievements than do technological or economic resources, organizational structure, innovation and timing.”

Philosophy Spirit Economic Achievement Resources Organization Innovation Structure Relative Timing Technological Organizational Organizational Structure Economic Resources

Book:THE WILL TO MANAGE CORPORATE THROUGH PROGRAMMED MANAGEMENT

Source: THE WILL TO MANAGE CORPORATE THROUGH PROGRAMMED MANAGEMENT