Nathaniel Branden

"One of the mistakes that Rand makes is that after she condemns a belief or an action, she goes on to tell you the psychology of the person who did it, as if she knows. I focus my judgment on the actio…"

"Booknotes interview on Judgement Day: My Years with Ayn Rand"

"Man's need of self-esteem entails the need for a sense of control over reality – but no control is possible in a universe which, by one's own concession, contains the supernatural, the miraculous and …"

"Rand always says, “Never pass up an opportunity to pass moral judgment.” Well I say: “Look for an opportunity to do something more useful instead.” Nobody was led to virtue by being told he was a scou…"

"Pride is the emotional reward of achievement. It is not a vice to be overcome but a virtue to be attained."

"It would be hard to name a more certain sign of poor self-esteem than the need to perceive some other group as inferior."