Andrew Bernstein
Andrew Bernstein
Andrew Bernsteinis a proponent of Ayn Rand's Objectivism, an author, and a professor of philosophy...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPhilosopher
Date of Birth29 June 1949
CountryUnited States of America
men rights mind
... statism systematically violates the rights of individuals and is, therefore, immoral. Because it suppresses the mind and violates men's rights, it thereby causes abysmal poverty and is utterly impractical.
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Stress is not the spice of life any more than arsenic is. And without it, you won't feel bored.
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Throughout history, independent minds have carried mankind forward. Whether they identified how to make fire or manufacture tools, develop rational philosophy or create man-glorifying art, pioneer scientific knowledge or invent the electric light, independent thinkers have created the goods on which human life and prosperity depend.
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Altruism demands that an individual serve others, but doesn’t stipulate whether those others should be one’s family, or the homeless, or society as a whole. Collectivism states that, in politics, society comes first and the individual must obey. Collectivism is the application of the altruist ethics to politics.
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Remember that stress doesn't come from what's going on in your life. It comes from your thoughts about what's going on in your life.
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The truth is that stress doesn't come from your boss, your kids, your spouse, traffic jams, health challenges, or other circumstances. It comes from your thoughts about these circumstances.
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We need to distinguish between stress and stimulation. Having deadlines, setting goals, and pushing yourself to perform at capacity are stimulating. Stress is when you're anxious, upset, or frustrated, which dramatically reduce your ability to perform.
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If you're successful and stressed out, you're succeeding in spite of your stress, not because of it.
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We all enjoy pushing ourselves to accomplish our objectives. But we don't need stress to get there.
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A hero has faced it all: he need not be undefeated, but he must be undaunted.
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Nothing is given to man on earth - struggle is built into the nature of life, and conflict is possible - the hero is the man who lets no obstacle prevent him from pursuing the values he has chosen.
First, he must hold rational values, and to do this he must be a thinker.
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Our group is trying to convince the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) to make its deregistration rules more flexible.
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The hero is the man dedicated to the creation and / or defense of reality-conforming, life-promoting values.