Ayn Rand

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Statements (211)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:Author
gptkb:Novelist
gptkbp:advocated_for individualism
limited government
capitalism
rational self-interest
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Ayn_Rand_Institute
gptkb:political_theory
Conservatism
gptkbp:awards gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Letters
gptkb:The_American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Letters_Award
gptkb:The_American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Letters
gptkb:Prometheus_Hall_of_Fame_Award
gptkb:The_National_Book_Award
gptkbp:birth_date February 2, 1905
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Saint_Petersburg,_Russia
gptkbp:born February 2, 1905
gptkbp:born_in gptkb:Russia
gptkb:Saint_Petersburg,_Russia
gptkbp:born_on February 2, 1905
gptkbp:characters gptkb:Francisco_d'_Anconia
gptkb:Howard_Roark
gptkb:Galt's_Gulch
gptkb:John_Galt
gptkb:Ellsworth_Toohey
gptkb:Hank_Rearden
gptkb:Dominique_Francon
gptkb:Dagny_Taggart
gptkbp:created Objectivist philosophy
gptkbp:criticism gptkb:Marxism
socialists
liberals
feminists
postmodernists
religious conservatives
gptkbp:death_date March 6, 1982
gptkbp:died March 6, 1982
gptkbp:died_in gptkb:1982
gptkb:New_York_City
gptkb:New_York_City,_USA
gptkbp:died_on March 6, 1982
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Petrograd
gptkbp:ethnicity Russian-Jewish
gptkbp:famous_quote I swear by my life and my love of it that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine.
The truth is not for all men, but only for those who seek it.
To be free, a man must be free of his brothers.
A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.
The man who does not value himself cannot value anything or anyone.
We can ignore reality, but we cannot ignore the consequences of ignoring reality.
Freedom (n.): To ask nothing. To expect nothing. To depend on nothing.
The question isn't whether we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be.
The hardest thing to explain is the glaringly evident which everybody had decided not to see.
The most depraved type of human being... is the man without a purpose.
' The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.'
' I swear by my life and my love of it that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine.'
gptkbp:founded gptkb:The_Objectivist_Newsletter
gptkb:The_Ayn_Rand_Institute
gptkbp:has_influence_on gptkb:Ethics
gptkb:popular_culture
conservatism
self-help literature
American politics
individualism
capitalism
libertarianism
gptkbp:has_role gptkb:film_industry
gptkb:Hollywood
gptkbp:has_work gptkb:Anthem_(1938)
The Fountainhead (1943)
Atlas Shrugged (1957)
Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal (1966)
For the New Intellectual (1961)
Philosophy: Who Needs It (1982)
The Romantic Manifesto (1969)
The Virtue of Selfishness (1964)
We the Living (1936)
The New Left: The Anti-Industrial Revolution (1971)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ayn Rand
gptkbp:influence conservatism
capitalism
libertarianism
individualist philosophy
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Robert_Heinlein
gptkb:Alan_Greenspan
gptkb:Stephen_Hicks
gptkb:Libertarian_Party
gptkb:Milton_Friedman
gptkb:David_Kelley
gptkb:Tea_Party_movement
gptkb:Paul_Ryan
gptkb:Ayn_Rand_Institute
gptkb:Leonard_Peikoff
gptkb:politicians
gptkb:political_theory
Libertarian movement
Conservative movement
business leaders
Conservative movements
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Friedrich_Nietzsche
gptkb:Aristotle
gptkbp:is_a gptkb:activists
gptkb:Public_speaker
gptkb:cultural_icon
Controversial figure
Influential thinker
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:20th_century
gptkb:literature
gptkb:philosophy
screenwriting
gptkbp:is_associated_with Individualism
Capitalism
Self-interest
gptkbp:is_criticized_for gptkb:Marxism
altruism
collectivism
liberals
feminists
postmodernists
gptkbp:is_known_for gptkb:Objectivism
her novels
Philosophical novels
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Atlas_Shrugged
gptkb:Objectivism
gptkb:The_Fountainhead
gptkbp:legacy Influence on modern libertarian thought
Controversial figure in philosophy and literature
Cultural impact on American conservatism
gptkbp:lives_in gptkb:Los_Angeles
gptkb:New_York_City
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_States
gptkb:American
gptkb:Russian
gptkbp:notable_burials gptkb:Kirkland,_New_Hampshire
gptkb:Forest_Lawn_Memorial_Park
Cremated
gptkbp:notable_feature Individualism
Capitalism
Rational self-interest
gptkbp:notable_works gptkb:Atlas_Shrugged
gptkb:The_Fountainhead
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:playwright
gptkb:Screenwriter
gptkb:Novelist
gptkbp:philosophy gptkb:Objectivism
Metaphysical realism
Ethical egoism
Political individualism
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Saint_Petersburg,_Russia
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:New_York_City,_USA
gptkbp:raises_funds_for gptkb:Saint_Petersburg
gptkbp:received gptkb:Hugo_Award
gptkb:The_Golden_Book_Award
gptkb:The_Prometheus_Hall_of_Fame_Award
gptkb:Prometheus_Hall_of_Fame_Award
gptkb:The_National_Book_Award
the National Medal of Arts
gptkbp:related_works gptkb:Atlas_Shrugged
gptkb:The_Fountainhead
gptkb:national_flag
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Frank_O'_Connor
gptkbp:was_a gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:playwright
gptkb:Public_speaker
gptkb:cultural_icon
gptkb:Cultural_Commentary
gptkb:Screenwriter
gptkb:essayist
gptkb:feminism
gptkb:Novelist
gptkb:literary_criticism
Russian-American
controversial figure
prolific writer
influential author
influential thinker
advocate for free markets
philosophical writer
advocate for individual rights
advocate for personal freedom
libertarian thinker
novelist and philosopher
gptkbp:was_educated_at gptkb:Saint_Petersburg_State_University
gptkb:University_of_Petrograd
gptkbp:was_influenced_by gptkb:Victor_Hugo
gptkb:John_Galt
gptkb:Aristotle
gptkbp:works gptkb:Capitalism:_The_Unknown_Ideal
gptkb:The_Virtue_of_Selfishness
gptkb:We_the_Living
gptkb:national_flag
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:The_Romantic_Manifesto
gptkb:Atlas_Shrugged
gptkb:The_Fountainhead
gptkb:Capitalism:_The_Unknown_Ideal
gptkb:The_Virtue_of_Selfishness
gptkb:We_the_Living
gptkb:The_Ayn_Rand_Letter
gptkb:The_New_Left:_The_Anti-Industrial_Revolution
gptkb:The_Objectivist_Forum
gptkb:The_Objectivist_Newsletter
gptkb:national_flag
gptkb:Philosophy:_Who_Needs_It
The Art of Fiction
For the New Intellectual
Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology
The Ayn Rand Institute's publications
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Margaret_Thatcher
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3