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title: "115 Ayn Rand Quotes by 86 authors"
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> [“Ayn Volk, Ayn Reich, Ayn Rand!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/whiskey-britches/ayn-volk-ayn-reich-ayn-rand/)

[Whiskey Britches](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/whiskey-britches/)

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> [I give people Ayn Rand with trappings,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anton-szandor-lavey/i-give-people-ayn-rand-with-trappings/)

[Anton Szandor LaVey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anton-szandor-lavey/)

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> [Ayn Rand is a bloody socialist compared to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-a-heinlein/ayn-rand-is-a-bloody-socialist-compared-to-me/)

[Robert A. Heinlein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-a-heinlein/)

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> [Madonna taught me more philosophy than Ayn Rand.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-kennedy-montgomery/madonna-taught-me-more-philosophy-than-ayn-rand/)

[Lisa Kennedy Montgomery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-kennedy-montgomery/)

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> [I read all of Ayn Rand's novels when I was 17.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/i-read-all-of-ayn-rand-s-novels-when-i-was-17/)

[Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/)

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> [When I was younger, I was drawn to Ayn Rand books and other works of fiction celebrating individualism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-harsanyi/when-i-was-younger-i-was-drawn-to-ayn-rand-books-and-other-works-of/)

[David Harsanyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-harsanyi/)

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> [The reason I got involved in public service, by and large, if I had to credit one thinker, one person, it would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-ryan/the-reason-i-got-involved-in-public-service-by-and-large-if-i-had-to-2/)

[Paul Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-ryan/)

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> [I tend to really be partial to Ayn Rand, and to The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clarence-thomas/i-tend-to-really-be-partial-to-ayn-rand-and-to-the-fountainhead-and/)

[Clarence Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clarence-thomas/)

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> [If Ayn Rand were an up-and-coming author today, she wouldn't write about steel or railroads, it would be Net Neutrality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-cuban/if-ayn-rand-were-an-up-and-coming-author-today-she-wouldn-t-write/)

[Mark Cuban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-cuban/)

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> [“It is not in a woman's best interest to rule man. I don't believe any good women would want that position." -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brooke-bida/it-is-not-in-a-woman-s-best-interest-to-rule-man-i-don-t-believe-any/)

[Brooke Bida](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brooke-bida/)

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> [I grew up reading Ayn Rand and it taught me quite a bit about who I am and what my value systems…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-ryan/i-grew-up-reading-ayn-rand-and-it-taught-me-quite-a-bit-about-who-i/)

[Paul Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-ryan/)

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> [Every stylish man should have a copy of 'The Fountainhead' by Ayn Rand on his bookshelf.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orlando-bloom/every-stylish-man-should-have-a-copy-of-the-fountainhead-by-ayn-rand/)

[Orlando Bloom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orlando-bloom/)

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> [To say I love you one must know first how to say the I. Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayn-rand/to-say-i-love-you-one-must-know-first-how-to-say-the-i-ayn-rand-the/)

[Ayn Rand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayn-rand/)

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> [“Saint Petersburg in revolt gave us Vladimir Nabokov, Isaiah Berlin, and Ayn Rand. The first was a novelist, the second a philosopher.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/corey-robin/saint-petersburg-in-revolt-gave-us-vladimir-nabokov-isaiah-berlin-and/)

[Corey Robin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/corey-robin/)

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> [Can someone explain the vitriol whenever Ayn Rand comes up? 'Atlas' is the greatest motivator for the individual that I can imagine.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-lowe/can-someone-explain-the-vitriol-whenever-ayn-rand-comes-up-atlas-is/)

[Rob Lowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-lowe/)

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> [“By New Year’s Eve I was mired in the kind of existential funk that leads people to find Jesus, or the Paleo…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-litt/by-new-year-s-eve-i-was-mired-in-the-kind-of-existential-funk-that/)

[David Litt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-litt/)

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> [If somebody is going to try to paste a person's view on epistemology to me, then give me Thomas Aquinas. Don't give…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-ryan/if-somebody-is-going-to-try-to-paste-a-person-s-view-on-epistemology/)

[Paul Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-ryan/)

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> [I've always been influenced by the human form. I'm a big fan of that Shakespeare quote. I tend to leave out the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zack-snyder/i-ve-always-been-influenced-by-the-human-form-i-m-a-big-fan-of-that/)

[Zack Snyder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zack-snyder/)

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> [“Paull has his own style, which is folksy, not canned. Religion? He's got one. His prophet's Ayn Rand. By Rand's eerie theories…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/calvin-trillin/paull-has-his-own-style-which-is-folksy-not-canned-religion-he-s-got/)

[Calvin Trillin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/calvin-trillin/)

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> [I think Republicans need to have their staffers reading less Ayn Rand and having them read Dr. Viktor Frankl's Man's Search For…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-zerban/i-think-republicans-need-to-have-their-staffers-reading-less-ayn-rand/)

[Rob Zerban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-zerban/)

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> [If the 2020 election comes down to the courts, Joe Biden is going to lose. Full stop. As I pointed out before,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-johnson/if-the-2020-election-comes-down-to-the-courts-joe-biden-is-going-to/)

[Jason Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-johnson/)

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> [The difference between neoliberalism and fascism or Nazism or other forms of totalitarianism is that it takes questions of ideology seriously. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-giroux/the-difference-between-neoliberalism-and-fascism-or-nazism-or-other/)

[Henry Giroux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-giroux/)

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> [What makes the Southern Poverty Law Center particularly odious is its habit of taking legitimate conservatives and jumbling them with genuine hate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-feder/what-makes-the-southern-poverty-law-center-particularly-odious-is-its/)

[Don Feder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-feder/)

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> [“Yet, as Ayn Rand’s philosophy entered his world, a turning point followed—a moment of revelation that shifted both his thinking and allegiance.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurence-galian/yet-as-ayn-rand-s-philosophy-entered-his-world-a-turning-point/)

[Laurence Galian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurence-galian/)

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> [“The main reason for moral inconsistencies and betrayals, Ayn Rand believed, is that men have been taught to pursue ideals that are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-james-bidinotto/the-main-reason-for-moral-inconsistencies-and-betrayals-ayn-rand/)

[Robert James Bidinotto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-james-bidinotto/)

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> [ ...there ... remains a huge following \[of Ayn Rand's philosophy\] of those who ignore the indiscretions, infidelities, and moral inconsistencies of the… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-shermer/there-remains-a-huge-following-of-ayn-rand-s-philosophy-of-those-who/)

[Michael Shermer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-shermer/)

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> [ I reject her \[Ayn Rand's\] philosophy. It's an atheist philosophy. It reduces human interactions down to mere contracts and it is antithetical… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-ryan/i-reject-her-ayn-rand-s-philosophy-it-s-an-atheist-philosophy-it/)

[Paul Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-ryan/)

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> [This thought-provoking novel portrays the absurdity of our overbearing government bureaucracy with a story that is entertaining and fast-paced. The Taxman Cometh…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grover-norquist/this-thought-provoking-novel-portrays-the-absurdity-of-our/)

[Grover Norquist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grover-norquist/)

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> [ \[Ayn\] Rand accepts that when she supports military conscription, even indirectly. Also, she starts her politics from the premise that the State… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/murray-bookchin/ayn-rand-accepts-that-when-she-supports-military-conscription-even/)

[Murray Bookchin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/murray-bookchin/)

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> [“In the history of philosophy, the term “rationalism” has two distinct meanings. In one sense, it signifies an unbreached commitment to reasoned…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bernstein/in-the-history-of-philosophy-the-term-rationalism-has-two-distinct/)

[Andrew Bernstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bernstein/)

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> [“If I had lied to the CIA, perhaps I might have passed a test. Instead of writing a book about the White…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-litt/if-i-had-lied-to-the-cia-perhaps-i-might-have-passed-a-test-instead/)

[David Litt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-litt/)

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> [Religion, if it is genuine, is so profoundly interwoven with individual thought and experience that it is no more exhaustible than consciousness…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marilynne-robinson/religion-if-it-is-genuine-is-so-profoundly-interwoven-with-individual/)

[Marilynne Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marilynne-robinson/)

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> [“Libertarianism used to have a robust left wing as well. Both disliked government. Both were driven by a fantastically nostalgic conviction that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-andersen/libertarianism-used-to-have-a-robust-left-wing-as-well-both-disliked-2/)

[Kurt Andersen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-andersen/)

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> [“He spent several days deciding on the artifacts. Much longer than he had spent deciding to kill himself, and approximately the same…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-k-dick/he-spent-several-days-deciding-on-the-artifacts-much-longer-than-he/)

[Philip K. Dick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-k-dick/)

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> [By the respectable terms of the modern literary profession, novelists do not preach. And, in fact, there has probably not been a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claudia-roth-pierpont/by-the-respectable-terms-of-the-modern-literary-profession-novelists/)

[Claudia Roth Pierpont](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claudia-roth-pierpont/)

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> [“The whole idea of "leaners" and "lifters" is the central teaching of the right wing ideologue, Ayn Rand, who penned books like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-manne/the-whole-idea-of-leaners-and-lifters-is-the-central-teaching-of-the/)

[Anne Manne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-manne/)

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> [“Libertarianism used to have a robust left wing as well. Both disliked government. Both were driven by a fantastically nostalgic conviction that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-andersen/libertarianism-used-to-have-a-robust-left-wing-as-well-both-disliked/)

[Kurt Andersen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-andersen/)

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> [“Dorothy Parker on Ayn Rand: “Atlas Shrugged is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bathroom-readers-institute/dorothy-parker-on-ayn-rand-atlas-shrugged-is-not-a-novel-to-be-tossed/)

[Bathroom Readers' Institute](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bathroom-readers-institute/)

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> [“The sight of an achievement is the greatest gift a human being could offer others. —AYN RAND”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-s-sharma/the-sight-of-an-achievement-is-the-greatest-gift-a-human-being-could/)

[Robin S. Sharma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-s-sharma/)

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> [I was ahead of my classmates in some ways. While they were enjoying Mills & Boons, I was reading Ayn Rand.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manisha-koirala/i-was-ahead-of-my-classmates-in-some-ways-while-they-were-enjoying/)

[Manisha Koirala](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/manisha-koirala/)

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                        "text": "If the 2020 election comes down to the courts, Joe Biden is going to lose. Full stop. As I pointed out before, Trump has stuffed the courts with a bunch of Ayn Rand loving, William Barr wannabees who simply want to keep him in power.",
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                        "text": "The difference between neoliberalism and fascism or Nazism or other forms of totalitarianism is that it takes questions of ideology seriously. It takes the educational sphere seriously, and it tells people there's no alternative; that market freedom is really freedom in general; that a rabid kind of individualism is all that matters; that as Ayn Rand used to say, \"self interest is the ultimate virtue\" - and people believe this stuff. Because they have no other discourse.",
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                        "text": "What makes the Southern Poverty Law Center particularly odious is its habit of taking legitimate conservatives and jumbling them with genuine hate groups (the Klan, Aryan Nation, skinheads, etc.), to make it appear that there's a logical relationship between say opposing affirmative action and lynching, or demands for an end to government services for illegal aliens and attacks on dark-skinned immigrants. The late novelist/philosopher Ayn Rand called this 'the broad-brush smear.'",
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                        "text": "I reject her [Ayn Rand's] philosophy. It's an atheist philosophy. It reduces human interactions down to mere contracts and it is antithetical to my worldview. If somebody is going to try to paste a person's view on epistemology to me, then give me Thomas Aquinas. Don't give me Ayn Rand.",
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                        "text": "This thought-provoking novel portrays the absurdity of our overbearing government bureaucracy with a story that is entertaining and fast-paced. The Taxman Cometh will become part of our national dialogue about taxes and freedom. And it’s funny as hell. Author Jim Greenfield is a cross between Ayn Rand and Monty Python. If enough people read this hilarious ‘man versus state’ book, the IRS will be put out of business, which is okay with me.",
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                        "text": "[Ayn] Rand accepts that when she supports military conscription, even indirectly. Also, she starts her politics from the premise that the State must have police power. She fails to take into account the inevitability that once you start with police power you're going to have a police State.",
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                        "text": "“In the history of philosophy, the term “rationalism” has two distinct meanings. In one sense, it signifies an unbreached commitment to reasoned thought in contrast to any irrationalist rejection of the mind. In this sense, Aristotle and Ayn Rand are preeminent rationalists, opposed to any form of unreason, including faith. In a narrower sense, however, rationalism contrasts with empiricism as regards the false dichotomy between commitment to so-called “pure” reason (i.e., reason detached from perceptual reality) and an exclusive reliance on sense experience (i.e., observation without inference therefrom). Rationalism, in this sense, is a commitment to reason construed as logical deduction from non-observational starting points, and a distrust of sense experience (e.g., the method of Descartes). Empiricism, according to this mistaken dichotomy, is a belief that sense experience provides factual knowledge, but any inference beyond observation is a mere manipulation of words or verbal symbols (e.g., the approach of Hume ). Both Aristotle and Ayn Rand reject such a false dichotomy between reason and sense experience; neither are rationalists in this narrow sense. Theology is the purest expression of rationalism in the sense of proceeding by logical deduction from premises ungrounded in observable fact—deduction without reference to reality. The so-called “thinking” involved here is purely formal, observationally baseless, devoid of facts, cut off from reality. Thomas Aquinas, for example, was history’s foremost expert regarding the field of “angelology.” No one could match his “knowledge” of angels, and he devoted far more of his massive Summa Theologica to them than to physics.”",
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                        "text": "“If I had lied to the CIA, perhaps I might have passed a test. Instead of writing a book about the White House, I’d be poisoning a drug kingpin with a dart gun concealed inside a slightly larger dart gun, or making love to a breathy supermodel in the interest of national security. I’ll never know. I confessed to smoking pot two months before. The sunniness vanished from my interviewer’s voice. “Normally we like people who break the rules,” Skipper told me, “but we can’t consider anyone who’s used illegal substances in the past twelve months.” Just like that, my career as a terrorist hunter was over. I thought my yearning for higher purpose would vanish with my CIA dreams, the way a Styrofoam container follows last night’s Chinese food into the trash. To my surprise, it stuck around. In the weeks that followed, I pictured myself in all sorts of identities: hipster, world traveler, banker, white guy who plays blues guitar. But these personas were like jeans a half size too small. Trying them on gave me an uncomfortable gut feeling and put my flaws on full display. My search for replacement selves began in November. By New Year’s Eve I was mired in the kind of existential funk that leads people to find Jesus, or the Paleo diet, or Ayn Rand. Instead, on January 3, I found a candidate. I was on an airplane when I discovered him, preparing for our initial descent into JFK. This was during the early days of live in-flight television, and I was halfway between the Home Shopping Network and one of the lesser ESPNs when I stumbled across coverage of a campaign rally in Iowa. Apparently, a caucus had just finished. Speeches were about to begin. With nothing better to occupy my time, I confirmed that my seat belt was fully fastened. I made sure my tray table was locked. Then, with the arena shrunk to fit my tiny seatback screen, I watched a two-inch-tall guy declare victory. It’s not like I hadn’t heard about Barack Obama. I had heard his keynote speech at the 2004 Democratic Convention. His presidential campaign had energized my more earnest friends. But I was far too mature to take them seriously. They supported someone with the middle name Hussein to be president of the United States. While they were at it, why not cast a ballot for the Tooth Fairy? Why not nominate Whoopi Goldberg for pope?”",
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                        "text": "Religion, if it is genuine, is so profoundly interwoven with individual thought and experience that it is no more exhaustible than consciousness itself. And fiction whose purpose is didactic is bad no matter whether the matter to be \"taught\" is Christianity or the world view of Ayn Rand. It seems often to be assumed by writers that religion is a pose, meant to deceive oneself or others, or that it is a bad patch on doubt or complexity. This is only convention, however. The writers I know have a much deeper engagement with the real issues of religion.",
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