Curiosity Quotes - Page 5

Knowledge is the best economy we can have.

When a child reaches puberty, parents become so curious about their sex lives and whereabouts, put them behind bars to their own detriment. When such a child breaks free, don't be surprised to see him/her in porn movies.

She [Mme des Laumes] belonged to that half of the human race in whom the curiosity the other half feels about the people it does not know is replaced by an interest in the people it does.

People will say,"there's heaven and hell", and they take it so serious that they look so sorrowful with penitence. I would rather ask them to show me the route that leads to heaven or hell.

No one asks how to motivate a baby. A baby naturally explores everything it can get at, unless restraining forces have already been at work. And this tendency doesn't die out, it's wiped out.

…the worst thing said about him is that he was "uncurious.

Curiosity is the engine of achievement.

Movies lost their appeal when people realized their real lives were more interesting.

She was never satisfied with anything less than perfection, but she was no grind. She was too interested in people.

The author perceptively outlines what might be an underrated aspect of his subject and of many others whose public achievements are of note – a "gift for friendship". McCullough says Adams, despite his towering intellect and curmudgeonly demeanor, had a soft heart for other people and a genuine interest in their particulars.

A ‘white’ kid that asks too many questions is called *curious.* A ‘black’ kid that asks too many questions is called *forward.*

Let's follow our curiosity & our joy.

Adults envy the open-hearted and open-minded explorations of children; seeing their joy and curiosity, we pine for our own capacity for wide-eyed wonder.

I never think of him as a scholar assaulting me with how much he knows, but as a teacher eager to share a lifelong passion for the subject.

Arrogance kills Creativity, Curiosity and Passion. Stop it and you'll learn more.

It is the power of questions that embolden us and keep us as expectant children, all the while developing the power of human consciousness.

I believe in always being open to learning more through exploration of everything available and following one's sense of curiosity, creativity, and playfulness.

If the spirit of wonder & curiosity stays alive in us, then surely we will always have new questions, and always expand our creativity in response?

Curiosity is very important I think, and I think too much of education, starting with childhood education, is either designed to kill curiosity or it works out that way anyway.

Study hard what interests you the most in the most undisciplined, irreverent and original manner possible.