Curiosity Quotes

"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."

"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."

"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."

"Four be the things I'd have been better without: love, curiosity, freckles and doubt."

"An understanding of the natural world and what's in it is a source of not only a great curiosity but great fulfillment."

"I have never read for entertainment, but rather for understanding and to satisfy my eager curiosity."

"Hack fiction exploits curiosity without really satisfying it or making connections between it and anything else in the world."

"It is curiosity, quite right-a divine curiosity. A characteristic of the gods is curiosity."

"Let's just say I was testing the bounds of reality. I was curious to see what would happen. That's all it was: curiosity."

"Curiosity killed the cat, but for a while I was a suspect."

"I have a certain curiosity for life that drives me and propels me forward."