Ayn Rand

Ayn Rand

Russian-American writer and philosopher

πŸ—“οΈFebruary 2, 1905 - March 6, 1982
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πŸ“–Biography

Ayn Rand was a Russian-American writer and philosopher. She is known for her two best-selling novels, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, and for developing a philosophical system she named Objectivism.

πŸ†Major Works & Achievements

  • ✦Founder of Objectivism
  • ✦Author of Atlas Shrugged
  • ✦Author of The Fountainhead

πŸ’¬Famous Quotes

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The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me

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A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others

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I swear by my life and my love of it that I will never live for the sake of another man

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