Disgust is often more deeply buried than envy and anger, but it compounds and intensifies the other negative emotions. — Martha Nussbaum Copy Share Image
“Do not despise your inner world. That is the first and most general piece of advice I would offer… Our society is… — Martha Nussbaum Copy Share Image
Envy, propelled by fear, can be even more toxic than anger, because it involves the thought that other people enjoy the good… — Martha Nussbaum Copy Share Image
You have to address anger, fear, and then to think about what the alternatives are: hope, faith, a certain kind of brotherly… — Martha Nussbaum Copy Share Image
Some emotions are essential to law and to public principles of justice: anger at wrongdoing, fear for our safety, compassion for the… — Martha Nussbaum Copy Share Image
Often, we feel helpless in lots of situations in our lives. The way anger gets a grip on us is it seems… — Martha Nussbaum Copy Share Image
I worked among many famous philosophers, and I tried to observe how they treated students. I knew which ones I wanted to be like,… — Martha Nussbaum Copy Share Image
All of us, whether we are ignorant of philosophy or professors of philosophy, find it easier to follow dogma than to think. — Martha Nussbaum Copy Share Image
I think Americans did learn that you just are not going to be able to live well if you subordinate people on the grounds… — Martha Nussbaum Copy Share Image
I wish a person with a record of competence such as Nitish Kumar would get a chance to lead India. — Martha Nussbaum Copy Share Image
When I was four I joined a group of girls who were talking about their party dresses. I thought they were imagining, so I… — Martha Nussbaum Copy Share Image
There were several men who had blazed the trail for talking about emotions in philosophy; otherwise my work would have had even more opposition… — Martha Nussbaum Copy Share Image
Emotions aren't just mindless urges; they contain thoughts about matters of importance. — Martha Nussbaum Copy Share Image
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… — Martha Nussbaum Copy Share Image
People - and I think this is particularly true of Americans - don't like to be passive. They like to seize control. — Martha Nussbaum Copy Share Image
Fear and monarchy pair nicely. But democracy means you have to work with people you may not like but you must still believe are… — Martha Nussbaum Copy Share Image
You have to connect your work to what people are doing. A good way is to construct a bridge between theory and practice -… — Martha Nussbaum Copy Share Image
