Archaeology Quote by W. H. Auden

Courses in the humanities, in particular, often seem impractical, but they are vital, because they stretch your imagination and challenge your mind to become…

— Martha Nussbaum

I must study Politicks and War that my sons may have liberty to study Mathematicks and Philosophy. My sons ought to study Mathematicks and…

— John Adams

I have to study politics and war so that my sons can study mathematics, commerce and agriculture, so their sons can study poetry, painting…

— John Quincy Adams

I must study politics and war, that my sons may have the liberty to study mathematics and philosophy, natural history and naval architecture, in…

— John Adams

I got my degree in philosophy and English literature; those were my main interests.

— Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada

Given the devaluation of literature and of the study of foreign languages per se in the United States, as well as the preponderance of…

— Marilyn Hacker

We are lucky in the United States to have our liberal arts system. In most countries, if you go to university, you have to…

— Martha C. Nussbaum

The study of history and philosophy, accompanied by some acquaintance with art and literature, should be for lawyers and engineers as well as for…

— Terry Eagleton

Schools that are to cater for the whole population must offer courses that are as rich and varied as are the needs and abilities…

— Peter Fraser

Besides numerous science courses, I had the opportunity to study philosophy, the history of architecture, economics, and Russian history in courses taught by extraordinarily…

— Stanley B. Prusiner

Harvard has something that manages, I think, to provide a lot of options for students, but still fairly prescriptive about the kinds of subjects…

— Louis Menand

If you want to understand geology, study earthquakes. If you want to understand the economy, study the Depression.

— Ben Bernanke