Curiosity Quotes
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A man who leaves home to mend himself and others is a philosopher; but he who goes from country to country, guided by the blind impulse of curiosity, is a vagabond.
Oliver Goldsmith
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Most Muslim women know it is fear and curiosity that cause people to stare. They know it is ignorance and stereotypes that cause people to suppose that a piece of material covering the hair strips a woman of the ability to speak English, pursue a career, work a remote control.
Randa Abdel-Fattah
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War affected my family a lot, and I was quite curious about it. I first went off to war in the early 90's as a journalist, partly out of curiosity and partly because I needed a career. War reporting has been very glamorous and exciting, and everything else that young men like.
Sebastian Junger
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Naturally, I was a bit of a curiosity, being the first hydrogen peroxide ingestion patient they had ever seen.
Lara St. John
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What happened was I saw this ad for a yogurt plant for sale. It was in my junk mail pile, and I threw it into the garbage can. And then about half an hour later, with the dirt on it, I picked it up from the garbage can, and I called out of curiosity.
Hamdi Ulukaya
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I have always had a sense of curiosity and aspiration.
Waris Ahluwalia
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I always had a curiosity about Texas. I had a curiosity about small-town life, although, granted, Odessa's not a tiny town.
H. G. Bissinger
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Hack fiction exploits curiosity without really satisfying it or making connections between it and anything else in the world.
Vincent Canby
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It is so important to allow children to bloom and to be driven by their curiosity.
May-Britt Moser
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Curiosity begins as an act of tearing to pieces or analysis.
Samuel Alexander
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Entrepreneurs and rowers show characteristics of curiosity and wanting to learn.
Cameron Winklevoss
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My Alma mater was books, a good library... I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity.
Malcolm X
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The idea that I could push the envelope using dedication and research and endless curiosity has propelled me in my life's work.
Randy Schekman
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Curiosity does, no less than devotion, pilgrims make.
Abraham Cowley
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As a leader, I believe it's important to have an open door with your staff. Those who want to learn and to grow in their careers will walk through that door and into your life. I encourage people to come and seek me out at 'Frontline' with good ideas, curiosity, and drive.
Raney Aronson-Rath
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I invited a group of students to my studio to expose them to both the creative and business sides of the fashion industry. It was fun because the group was so bright and full of curiosity. They asked really challenging questions about all aspects of the business and absorbed so much information so quickly.
Narciso Rodriguez
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Childhood, after all, is not an ending, but rather a state full of potent curiosity.
Rachel Cusk
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People have asked me whether I have a science background. No, but I have a great curiosity about the kinds of things we do on 'Discover.'
Peter Graves
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The scientist is motivated primarily by curiosity and a desire for truth.
Irving Langmuir
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Teaching can be learning, especially if student curiosity with the question 'What's going on here?' can be elicited.
Oliver E. Williamson
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When people don't have any curiosity about themselves, that is always a bad sign.
Irvin D. Yalom
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The first and simplest emotion which we discover in the human mind, is curiosity.
Edmund Burke
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I love art so much because of curiosity. At the start of a painting, I know 10 percent of what the painting will be, and then I have to improvise the whole thing.
Fernando Botero
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Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.
Samuel Johnson