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Quotes about Curiosity

So fantasy was fine early on, and when I discovered science fiction, I was very happy with it, because my first interest in science fiction came with an interest in astronomy.
— Octavia Butler
Do not leave any unexplained, unnarrated situations, any closed doors; kick them down with a course.
— Olga Tokarczuk
use questions to raise questions
— Os Guinness
Emotion is not simply an overplus of feeling; it is life lived at white-heat, a state of wonder. To lose wonder is to lose the true element of religion.
— Oswald Chambers
The golden rule for understanding spiritually is not intellect, but obedience. If a man wants scientific knowledge, intellectual curiosity is his guide; but if he wants insight into what Jesus Christ teaches, he can only get it by obedience.
— Oswald Chambers
They should be encouraged to bring all of who they are and what they know into each class. By welcoming the whole student into our classes, unfamiliar aspects of who they are and what they care about suddenly come into view. What are the heartfelt questions they struggle with? Are they too scared to acknowledge the hopes and aspirations they harbor for their lives and for this world?
— Parker Palmer
You don't need to read a mystery novel; your life is a mystery to you.
— Paul David Tripp
The world will never starve for want of wonders; but only for want of wonder. G. K. CHESTERTON
— Paul David Tripp
Astonishment is the root of philosophy.
— Paul Tillich
I am seeking to live into the sacred space of God's Presence with curiosity, hope, peace, and love of others. I believe this is the type of relationship God seeks to have with us.
— Peter Enns
When the men got up to leave, they looked out over Sodom, and Abraham walked along with them to see them off.
— Genesis 18:16
and Abimelech asked him, “Why have you set apart these seven ewe lambs?”
— Genesis 21:29