"A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others." ― Ayn Rand Topic(s): Motivational More From Ayn Rand "The ladder of success is best climbed by stepping on the rungs of opportunity." "We are fast approaching the stage of the ultimate inversion: the stage where the government is free to do anything it pleases, while the citizens may act only by permission; which is the stage of the darkest periods of human history, the stage of rule by brute force." "The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren’t enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws." More In Motivational "The way to be with God in every season is to strive to be near Him every week and each day."― Thomas S. Monson "I’ve worked too hard and too long to let anything stand in the way of my goals. I will not let my teammates down and I will not let myself down."― Mia Hamm "The most effective way to do it, is to do it."― Amelia Barr