http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/the-big-ideas/topics/ayn-rand-our-own-greatness en-us 60 <p align="center"><em>&quot;Anything may be betrayed, anyone may be forgiven, </em></p><p align="center"><em>but not those who lack the courage of their own greatness.&quot;</em></p><p align="center">&nbsp;</p><p align="center">~ Ayn Rand, 20th century philosopher</p><p align="center">from <em>The Fountainhead</em></p><p>Whatever your opinion of Rand&rsquo;s philosophy, you have to admire her unrelenting belief in the human spirit and should be familiar with her ideas.</p><p>Do you have the courage to hold the space for your own greatness?</p><p>Signs you don&rsquo;t:</p><p>You think even the idea of striving for greatness is arrogant/selfish/egoic/not for you/etc.</p><p>&hellip;</p><p>Here's to our greatness.</p><p>&hellip;</p><p>Don't Betray Your Soul: </p><p><em>&quot;It does not matter that only a few in each generation will grasp and achieve the full reality of man&rsquo;s proper stature&mdash;and the rest will betray it. It is those few that move the world and give life its meaning&mdash;and it is those few that I have always sought to address. The rest are no concern of mine; it is not me or &quot;The Fountainhead&quot; that they will betray: it is their own souls.&quot;</em></p> Fri, 11 Jan 2008 22:43:12 -0000 forums.thinkarete.com:503:163:163 brian http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/503/topics/163