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" I have no faith at all. I only hold convictions."
- Ayn Rand on February 25, 1959, as told to Mike Wallace
Recording from Mike Wallace Collection @ Harry Ransom Center
The University of Texas at Austin
Get more from the full interview and learn more about Ayn Rand blankonblank.org/interviews/ayn-rand-love-marriage-religion-faith-business
Ayn Rand, author of the still resonating Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead, sat down with Mike Wallace in a dark studio in 1959. The two had the kind of lively, smart, give and take, back and forth, philosophical conversation that certainly feels like it's from another era. Wallace smoked at times during the interview. The mood was still. The camera work direct.
What struck us about this golden interview was hearing Rand passionately and forcefully about her view on the essence of what drives much of life: love. To her it was like a business deal. Love was not about the other person, but the selfish pleasure it brings you.
Was Ayn Rand right about the true meaning of love and happiness?
More classic Ayn Rand:
"Aristotle... is the only philosopher that ever influenced me. I devised the rest of my philosophy myself."
"Man is entitled to his own happiness. And that he must achieve it himself.
"Man cannot demand that others give up their lives to make him happy."
"Nobody has ever given a reason why men should be their brotherโs keepers."
"You donโt love causes. You donโt love everybody indiscriminately. You love only those who deserve it."
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Executive Producer: David Gerlach
Animator: Patrick Smith
Audio Producer: Amy Drozdowska
Colorist: Diana Tantillo
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- Ayn Rand on February 25, 1959, as told to Mike Wallace
Recording from Mike Wallace Collection @ Harry Ransom Center
The University of Texas at Austin
Get more from the full interview and learn more about Ayn Rand blankonblank.org/interviews/ayn-rand-love-marriage-religion-faith-business
Ayn Rand, author of the still resonating Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead, sat down with Mike Wallace in a dark studio in 1959. The two had the kind of lively, smart, give and take, back and forth, philosophical conversation that certainly feels like it's from another era. Wallace smoked at times during the interview. The mood was still. The camera work direct.
What struck us about this golden interview was hearing Rand passionately and forcefully about her view on the essence of what drives much of life: love. To her it was like a business deal. Love was not about the other person, but the selfish pleasure it brings you.
Was Ayn Rand right about the true meaning of love and happiness?
More classic Ayn Rand:
"Aristotle... is the only philosopher that ever influenced me. I devised the rest of my philosophy myself."
"Man is entitled to his own happiness. And that he must achieve it himself.
"Man cannot demand that others give up their lives to make him happy."
"Nobody has ever given a reason why men should be their brotherโs keepers."
"You donโt love causes. You donโt love everybody indiscriminately. You love only those who deserve it."
Subscribe for new episodes every other Tuesday (it's free):
www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=blankonblank
Executive Producer: David Gerlach
Animator: Patrick Smith
Audio Producer: Amy Drozdowska
Colorist: Diana Tantillo
Music You Heard
APM MUSIC
@ 0:29 "Frozen Wonder" by Marc Frederick Teitler
@ 4:12 "Adagietto" by John Horler And Chris Laurence
Watch our previous episodes:
Joni Mitchell on Illusions
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDu36PgFwWs
John Coltrane on Giant Steps
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF0EvYd_Bgw
Ray Bradbury on Madmen
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ciQoov55fM
Dolly Parton on Getting Dirty
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RJPc9DXnys
Lou Reed on Guns & Ammo
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jcd9BS2Ty_M
BB King on The Blues
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tIphqWYu_s
Elliott Smith on Freaks
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAP3sYaaBv4
Robin Williams on Masks
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PHGmIAv4Dc
Wayne Coyne on Living with Death
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJXU7f0hI30
Maya Angelou on Con Men
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VybIJEA41yk
Bette Davis on The Sexes
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Michael Jackson on Godliness
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Jimi Hendrix on The Experience
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Meryl Streep on Beauty
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Philip Seymour Hoffman on Happiness
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David Bowie on Stardust
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Gene Wilder on The Truth
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John Lennon on Love
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Johnny Cash on The Gospel
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Barry White on Making Love
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Maurice Sendak on Being a Kid
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Carol Burnett on Finding Home
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Farrah Fawcett on Stiletto Power
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David Foster Wallace on Ambition
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Wilt Chamberlain on Tall Tales
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