Quotes about curiosity
curiosity expansion inquiry
The philosophic spirit of inquiry may be traced to brute curiosity, and that to the habit of examining all things in search of food. Artistic genius is an expansion of monkey imitativeness. William Winwood Reade
curiosity information mainstream
The 'information novel' shouldn't be a curiosity. It should be absolutely mainstream. Richard Powers
curiosity mind hunger
Curiosity is the hunger of the human mind. Rose Wilder Lane
curiosity mind charity
The curiosity of an honorable mind willingly rests there, where the love of truth does not urge it farther onward, and the love of its neighbor bids it stop; in other words, it willingly stops at the point where the interests of truth do not beckon it onward, and charity cries, Halt! Samuel Taylor Coleridge
curiosity desire demand
Where necessity ends, desire and curiosity begin; and no sooner are we supplied with everything nature can demand than we sit down to contrive artificial appetites. Samuel Johnson
curiosity world connections
Hack fiction exploits curiosity without really satisfying it or making connections between it and anything else in the world. Vincent Canby
curiosity taught curious
I have always had a curious nature; I enjoy learning, but I dislike being taught. Winston Churchill
curiosity discontent thirst
The thirst to know and understand a large and liberal discontent. William Watson
curiosity littles strive
Cultivate curiosity and strive to become a little wiser every day. Warren Buffett
curiosity common spirit
Spirit of immersion and curiosity and awe and participation is something which Timothy Treadwell and I have in common. Werner Herzog
curiosity wish want
What we want to tell, we wish our friend to have curiosity to hear. Samuel Richardson
curiosity needs obscurity
And all these questions I ask myself. It is not in a spirit of curiosity. I cannot be silent. About myself I need know nothing. Here all is clear. No, all is not clear. But the discourse must go on. So one invents obscurities. Rhetoric. Samuel Beckett
curiosity quality principles
Wonder, connected with a principle of rational curiosity, is the source of all knowledge and discover, and it is a principle even of piety; but wonder which ends in wonder, and is satisfied with wonder, is the quality of an idiot. Samuel Horsley
curiosity aspiration
I have always had a sense of curiosity and aspiration. Waris Ahluwalia
curiosity sides caution
Curiosity is the other side of caution. Temple Grandin
curiosity prisoner
The curiosity to see the prisoners appears to be unabated Lewis Tappan
curiosity mind degrees
A generous and elevated mind is distinguished by nothing more certainly than an eminent degree of curiosity.
curiosity together cement
Curiosity is part of the cement that holds society together. Robertson Davies
curiosity desire together
Energy and curiosity are the lifeblood of universities; the desire to find out, to uncover, to dig deeper, to puzzle out obscurities, is the spirit of the university, and it is a channelling of that unresting curiosity that holds mankind together.
curiosity conquer one-thing
It is one thing to mortify curiosity, another to conquer it. Robert Louis Stevenson
curiosity mind introvert
Inside was where she lived, physically and mentally. She resided in the horn of plenty of her own prodigious mind, fertilized by inexhaustible curiosity. Tim LaHaye
curiosity progress looks
Curiosity is essential for progress. Only when we look to worlds beyond our own can we really know if there's room for improvement. Simon Sinek
curiosity intellectual should
Why should we subsidize intellectual curiosity? Simon Hoggart
curiosity potatoes natural
The whole plan hinged upon the natural curiosity of potatoes. Stanislaw Lem
curiosity documentaries discovering
Doing a documentary is about discovering, being open, learning, and following curiosity. Spike Jonze
curiosity mind littles
It boils down to studenthood-in-perpetuity / curiosity-in-perpetuity / applied fanatic restlessness. That is, a belief that life is ONE BIG LEARNING EXPERIENCE. Something mysterious happens to a curious, fully engaged mind - and it happens as often as not, subconsciously. Strange little sparks are set off, connections made, insights triggered. The results: an exponentially increased ability to tune up / reinvent / WOW-ize today's project at work. Tom Peters
curiosity curious magician
It is curious and we magicians collect curiosities, you know. Susanna Clarke
curiosity quality important
My most important quality or property is curiosity. And that had its beginning in what I was going to do with my life. Richard Artschwager
curiosity analysis pieces
Curiosity begins as an act of tearing to pieces or analysis. Samuel Alexander
curiosity secret indifference
Many a secret that cannot be pried out by curiosity can be drawn out by indifference. Sydney J. Harris
curiosity intuition priceless
Much of what I stumbled into by following my curiosity and intuition turned out to be priceless later on. Steve Jobs
curiosity looks energy
It's necessary to have an energy that carries you forward. You need the will to live, to have a great curiosity. To look for the best in life, to find new interests. Sophia Loren
curiosity insubordination form
Curiosity is insubordination in its purest form. Vladimir Nabokov