Alice Waters, Restaurateur
“The principles that guide my life’s work are all rooted in the humanities. Through farming … we can share in a common experience.”
Teddy Cruz, Architect & Professor
“Knowledge, and the access to knowledge is of primary importance.”
John Cho, Film & Television Actor
“Humanities help deal with the most important questions in life.”
Isabel Allende, Author
“Humanities is the oldest way to understand life.”
Luis Valdez, Writer, & Teacher
“Communicate ideas through stories.”
Peter Walker, Landscape Architect
“This is about coming back, this is about picking yourself up and moving on.”
Julie Su, California Labor Commissioner
“It’s really about the connections between people and the stories that we share.”
Luis Rodriguez, Poet Laureate of Los Angeles
“We get to know each other through our stories, and that’s why we have to have books, and history.”
William “Bro” Adams, Former NEH Chairman
“We all have a history and, indeed, history is always with us in one way or another.”
Susan Straight, Author
“The humanities are the entire reason I have a place in the world.”
