Curiosity Quotes

"Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose."

"Curiosity ... endows the people who have it with a generosity in argument and a serenity in their own mode of life which springs from their cheerful willingness to let life take the form it will."

"Curiosity is free-wheeling intelligence."

"CURIOSITY, n. An objectionable quality of the female mind. The desire to know whether or not a woman is cursed with curiosity is one of the most active and insatiable passions of the masculine soul."

"Desire to know why, and how - curiosity, which is a lust of the mind, that a perseverance of delight in the continued and indefatigable generation of knowledge - exceedeth the short vehemence of any carnal pleasure."

"The greatest virtue of man is perhaps curiosity."

"A man should live if only to satisfy his curiosity"

"MUMMY, n. An ancient Egyptian . . . handy, too, in museums in gratifying the vulgar curiosity that serves to distinguish man from the lower animals."

"Curiosity about life in all of its aspects, I think, is still the secret of great creative people."

"Satisfaction of one's curiosity is one of the greatest sources of happiness in life."

"He?s got a rare combination of interest, curiosity and talent. And humility."

"[But the novel also offers a singular insight into Brando's fantasy life.] It's more than just a curiosity, ... Look at the central character. You can see Brando in it."

"I want to spread my curiosity and my abilities farther than my continent, because I think being an actress is something universal, ... And I want to have more choices."

"If you just tell the story of what the story's about, then it sparks curiosity, but I think it also arouses suspicion, as you say, that it could be overly sentimental. But it so isn't. And I think it was all about doing the inner work and then underplaying everything."

"Curiosity is the essence of human existence and exploration has been part of humankind for a long time. The exploration of space, like the exploration of life, if you will, is a risk. We've got to be willing to take it."

"Kids are the alltimechampions of questioning. What could you gain by imitatingthe innocence and curiosity of children who are completely determined to get ananswer?"

"Curiosity is the direct incontinence of the spirit."

"There's no question that curiosity is kind of key to the human experience, so it's also kind of adorable embodying curiosity in this little monkey. I'm not sure what breed George is, but he sure is cute."

"The pine tree seems to listen, the fir tree to wait: and both without impatience -- they give no thought to the little people beneath them devoured by their impatience and their curiosity."

"There's a lot of curiosity about him. We're hearing so much about him lately, that we wanted to see what all the fuss was about."