"Ask yourself whether the dream of heaven and greatness should be waiting for us in our graves - or whether it should be ours here and now and on this earth"
- Ayn Rand
About this Quote
This quote by Ayn Rand is a call to activity for people to take control of their lives and pursue greatness in the present. She is suggesting that we must not await a reward in the afterlife, but instead benefit from the possibilities offered to us in the here and now. She is urging us to seek our desires and also ambitions, and to not be material with mediocrity. She is testing us to make the most of our lives as well as to strive for success in the present. She is recommending that we should not await a benefit in the afterlife, but rather capitalize on the possibilities readily available to us in the present moment. She is encouraging us to take dangers and also to not be afraid of failing. She is reminding us that we have the power to produce our own fate and also to make our desires a truth. By doing so, we can create a life of achievement and also fulfillment below in the world.
This quote is written / told by Ayn Rand between February 2, 1905 and March 6, 1982. She was a famous Writer from Russia.
The author also have 46 other quotes.
"As we read the school reports on our children, we realize a sense of relief that can rise to delight that thank Heaven nobody is reporting in this fashion on us"
"Without stirring abroad, One can know the whole world; Without looking out of the window One can see the way of heaven. The further one goes The less one knows"
"I looked at my hands to see if I was the same person. There was such a glory over everything. The sun came up like gold through the trees, and I felt like I was in heaven"
