In a 1959 interview with Mike Wallace, when asked where her philosophy came from, she responded: "Out of my own mind, with the sole acknowledgement of a debt to Aristotle, the only philosopher who ever influenced me.
ɪn ɐ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn ˈɪntɚvjˌuː wɪð mˈaɪk wˈɑːlɪs, wˌɛn ˈæskt wˌɛɹ hɜː fɪlˈɑːsəfi kˈeɪm fɹʌm, ʃiː ɹᵻspˈɑːndᵻd: "ˌaʊɾəv maɪ ˈoʊn mˈaɪnd, wɪððə sˈoʊl ɐknˈɑːlɪdʒmənt əvə dˈɛt tʊ ˈæɹɪstˌɑːɾəl, ðɪ ˈoʊnli fɪlˈɑːsəfɚ hˌuː ˈɛvɚɹ ˈɪnfluːənst mˌiː.