That's why I find it deeply amusing that a whole ton of successful people are Randesque without ever once attributing Rand. A lot of Objectivists miss the fact that just saying you agree with Rand doesn't immediately make you Randesque. That's why people who really think Rand's got something worth saying don't go out and socialize only with other Rand readers.

The world has a history of cocky jackasses who succeed because they're entirely certain that they're right, because they are. Rand tapped a few of them to write her novels, actually.