No One Is Coming To Save You.

It Is Impressive To See A Person Who Has Been Battered By Life In Many Ways, Who Is Torn By A Variety Of Unsolved Problems, Who May Be Alienated From Many Aspects Of The Self-but Who Is Still Fighting, Still Struggling, Still Striving To Find The Path To A Fulfilling Existence, Moved By The Wisdom Of Knowing, "i Am More Than My Problems."

It Is True That People Are Sometimes Hit By Adversities Beyond Their Control. But Those So Affected Are Better Helped When They Are Awakened To The Resources They Do Possess Than When They Are Told They Don't Have Any.

A Goal Without An Action Plan Is A Daydream.

... There Is An Irrational, Cultish Tendency In Many Intellectual Movements, And Objectivism, Alas, Is No Exception. Ayn Rand's Personal Obsession With Loyalty Did Little To Discourage This Trend.... Rand Had Often Protested, 'protect Me From My Followers!'

A Bully Hides His Fears With Fake Bravado. That Is The Opposite Of Self-assertiveness.