104 Quotes by Martha Nussbaum

If you've been betrayed by a spouse or a partner, it's much easier to focus on causing that person pain than it is to turn forward and actually create a life that's worthy of you in the future.

It's always been intriguing to me, the loveability of mortality.

Men in particular think that they have achieved something if they can make a woman mad, particularly if she is calm and intellectual.

Every single university student should study philosophy. You need to lead the examined life and question your beliefs. If you don't learn critical thinking, then political debate degenerates into a contest of slogans.

People - and I think this is particularly true of Americans - don't like to be passive. They like to seize control.

Every time I undress in the locker room of my gym, I see women bearing the scars of liposuction, tummy tucks, breast implants.

Teaching has always been a very important part of my life. It is one of the ways I contribute to society. It is also a source of energy and insight.

You can't have a democracy when people don't learn to put themselves in the shoes of another person, who can't think what their policies mean for others.

I don't want to talk about the regulation of financial markets because that is not my sphere of expertise. It's a very complicated topic, and if I have written a number of books they are always on topics that I think I know something about.