n. An ancient school where morality and philosophy were…

Academe, n.: An ancient school where morality and philosophy were taught. Academy, n.: A modern school where football is taught.

— Ambrose Bierce

I taught in the Academy from the opening of the schools until I was turned out, a period much longer than I should have…

— Thomas Eakins

“The question, therefore, is not whether one should teach philosophy to Muslim students, but rather what kind or kinds of philosophy should be taught…

— Seyyed Hossein Nasr

Philosophy cannot be taught; it is the application of the sciences to truth.

— Alexandre Dumas

“Philosophy cannot be taught; it is the application of the sciences to truth; it is like the golden cloud in which the Messiah went…

— Alexandre Dumas

Only in mathematics and physics was I, through self-study, far beyond the school curriculum, and also with regard to philosophy as it was taught…

— Albert Einstein

“Philosophy cannot be taught. Philosophy is the union of all acquired knowledge and the genius that applies it: philosophy is the shining cloud upon…

— Alexandre Dumas

Some of us learned in a school of philosophy which taught that all was for the common good and nothing for oneself and have…

— John Grierson

“Lord Bolingbroke, who was an eighteenth-century political philosopher, called history “philosophy taught with examples.”

— David McCullough

RUBBISH, n. Worthless matter, such as the religions, philosophies, literatures, arts and sciences of the tribes infesting the regions lying due south from Boreaplas.

— Ambrose Bierce

“Step Up Academy offers a conducive, encouraging, comfortable environment for children to step up their learning and achieve success. Our students progress within the…

— Kerthiga Manokumar

If all the Atheists & Agnostics left America, they'd lose 93% of The National Academy of Sciences & less than 1% of the prison population.

— Ricky Gervais

I realized early on that the academy and the literary world alike - and I don't think there really is a distinction between the…

— Harold Bloom

Don't be pretentious is my first advice to young writers. This is the big problem - just because you're getting an MFA doesn't mean…

— Gary Shteyngart

Professionally speaking, the proudest moment was when I booked the 'Human Stain.' I knew it had Nicole Kidman, Anthony Hopkins, Ed Harris and Gary…

— Wentworth Miller