Acknowledging Aristotle as her greatest influence, Rand remarked that in the history of philosophy she could only recommend "three A's"—Aristotle, Aquinas, and Ayn Rand.
ɐknˈɑːlɪdʒɪŋ ˈæɹɪstˌɑːɾəl æz hɜː ɡɹˈeɪɾɪst ˈɪnfluːəns, ɹˈænd ɹᵻmˈɑːɹkt ðæt ɪnðə hˈɪstɚɹi ʌv fɪlˈɑːsəfi ʃiː kʊd ˈoʊnli ɹˌɛkəmˈɛnd "θɹˈiː ˈeɪz"—ˈæɹɪstˌɑːɾəl, ˈækwɪnəz, ænd ˈaɪn ɹˈænd.