[MD] Selfishness a Buddhist idea?

[Platt Holden]

Hi All,

In today's New York Times is an article about Ayn Rand's influence on
business people. About halfway through the article is this:

"Ms. Moore, a benefactor of the University of South Carolina, spoke of her 
debt to Rand in 1998, when the business school at the university was named 
in Ms. Moore's honor. "As a woman and a Southerner," she said, "I thrived 
on Rand's message that only quality work counted, not who you are." Rand's 
idea of "the virtue of selfishness," Ms. Moore said, "is a harsh phrase for 
the Buddhist idea that you have to take care of yourself."

Is this another case of the NY Times getting the story wrong? Or is Ms. 
Moore out of her mind? 

Assuming neither is this case, can anyone explain the "Buddhist idea 
that you have to take care of yourself?"   

Thanks,

Platt