Earlier this week we unpicked a tired trope – the idea that studying humanities is no way to advance your career, especially if you want to be a leader in your field.

In fact, many students of the liberal arts have gone on to shape entire industries. Here are 10 such individuals on the value of the humanities.

Source: 2008 Harvard commencement address

Source: USA Today

Source: 2012 speech to Princeton University

Source: Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions