Martha Nussbaum

"To be a good human being is to have a kind of openness to the world, an ability to trust uncertain things beyond your own control."

"We should cultivate a set of emotions that are appropriate to the lives we live."

"The humanities are not just about the past, they're about the questions that human beings have always asked."

"Capabilities are what people are actually able to do and to be."

"The examined life is indeed worth living, but it is also extremely difficult."