Elise Andrew Quotes

I love learning new things that will never be put to practical use.

For me as an artist, the expansiveness of my interests and my influences make me enigmatic. I think any man can be that way - if you love enough interesting things.

Like most kids growing up, I had a very wide interest. I was interested in everything. I tried to take advantage of everything, from the sciences to music to writing to literature.

Here I was into astronomy, and here into anthropology, and there I go into geology. It was much more fun to be able to research and write about whatever I wanted to.

The state of California has no business subsidizing intellectual curiosity.

One of the benefits of a bad education is the constant pleasure of discovery.

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

I've never been bored in my life, man. I've never been bored or lonely. Are you kidding? No way! I'm an orchestrator, a musician, a producer. I love everything. I've studied languages from Farsi to Greek to French, Swedish, Russian... How can you get bored?

I love college life.

The one thing that I would say that defines me is I love to learn. I get excited about new things. I buy more books than I read or finish.

I love doing research. It's like cheating, but with permission.

It is important that students bring a certain …, irreverence to their studies; they are not here to worship what is known, but to question it.

I've always been interested in many different things.

I am an academic, and I have always made it clear that my ultimate home is in the realm of ideas.

One of my secret nerdy things is that I love education.

Our interests are pretty boundless, as is our appetite for new creative experiences.

My own, purely personal view is that reading, study, poetry, and scientific experiment might be more rewarding than a job or children, so I would never advise anyone against university if they're going for the right reasons.

I'm interested in everything. If I had enough time on this earth, I'd like to learn every art practice.

As an academic, I value the free exchange of ideas.

Why limit yourself to one discipline or field of study?

Since I come from an educated background, I love to study.

It's weird to get asked questions that I don't know the answers to... But I like getting questions I don't know the answer to because maybe it's the first time I've been asked to articulate these things.

My dad was a miner, but he was very much an intellectual. He loved to read.

The focus of education should not be on suppressive information but on kindling the thirst for knowing.

There are fashions in reading, even in thinking. You don't have to follow them unless you want to. On the other hand, watch out. Don't stick too closely to your favorite subject. That would keep you from adventuring into other fields. It's silly to build a wall around your interests.