Quotes about Inquiry

To solve any problem, here are three questions to ask yourself: First, what could I do? Second, what could I read? And third, who could I ask?

Free curiosity is of more value in learning than harsh discipline.

Curiosity is one of the permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.

I grew up thinking that a research scientist was a natural thing to be.

What's unique about the Mormon Church is that it encourages inquiry. I really do think my research and religion are all on the same page. I never could have come up with the notion of disruptive innovations, which went against a lot of conventional wisdom, if I hadn't been raised to always be asking questions.

There needs to be a place in the church or just outside - there needs to be a place where people feel free to ask questions without being put upon, where they feel free to ask difficult, challenging questions to voice their skepticism.

We are closer to God when we are asking questions than when we think we have the answers.

Learning requires curiosity, exploration, evaluation, and dialogue. To be granted the product of knowledge without this process would violate what it means to be a creature.

If the church didn't place true value on a person's questioning, then we were effectively absolving ourselves of any responsibility to that person.

Isn't it amazing that we can go through life holding passionately to our views, yet never pausing to ask ourselves why that view is inviolable?

Words! book-words! what are you?

Explanation sets the need for further inquiry aside; narrative invites us to rethink what we thought we knew.