Quotes about Curiosity

Just because we don't understand doesn't mean that the explanation doesn't exist.

We have grown dull toward this world in which we live; we have forgotten that it is not normal or scientific in any sense of the word. It is fantastic. It is fairy tale through and through. Really now. Elephants? Caterpillars? Snow? At what point did you lose your wonder at it all?

You must feed your mind with reading material, thoughts, and ideas that open you to new possibilities.

Schooling, instead of encouraging the asking of questions, too often discourages it.

The things taught in schools and colleges are not an education but the means of education.

If you have not the experience, ask. There is no shame in asking, but do not pretend you know when you don't.

The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page.

I'll try anything once, twice if I like it, three times to make sure.

Her searches after knowledge were arbitrary and without context. It was as if she were shining a small flashlight of curiosity into the dark room of the world.

Her searches after knowledge were arbitrary and without context. It was as if she were shining a small flashlight of curiosity into the dark room of the world.

Altogether, if I had to pick one place to hang out anywhere, from New York to Cape Town and Australia to Hong Kong, a bookstore would be it.

When people ask me why I still have hope and energy after all these years, I always say: Because I travel.