104 Quotes by Martha Nussbaum

The imagination is an innate gift, but it needs refinement and cultivation; this is what the humanities provide.

I don't waste time despising people.

Courses in the humanities, in particular, often seem impractical, but they are vital, because they stretch your imagination and challenge your mind to become more responsive, more critical, bigger.

It's a form of human love to accept our complicated, messy humanity and not run away from it.

Fear requires belief that you will be harmed, and it is easily manipulated by rhetoric.

Among the good and decent men, some are unprepared for the surprises of life, and their good intentions run aground when confronted with issues like child care.

Emotions aren't just mindless urges; they contain thoughts about matters of importance.

It's always easier for people to face backward than to face forward.

Disgust is often more deeply buried than envy and anger, but it compounds and intensifies the other negative emotions.