I must say that when I first learned of the existence of the Australian Greenhouse Office, I assumed it was responsible for… — Nick Minchin Copy Share Image
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It boils down to studenthood-in-perpetuity / curiosity-in-perpetuity / applied fanatic restlessness. That is, a belief that life is ONE BIG LEARNING EXPERIENCE.… — Tom Peters Copy Share Image
Children whose curiosity survives parental discipline and who manage to grow up before they blow up are invited to join the Yale… — Edmund Morgan Copy Share Image
Somehow I can't believe that there are any heights that can't be scaled by a man who knows the secrets of making… — Walt Disney Copy Share Image
A great discovery solves a great problem, but there is a grain of discovery in the solution of any problem. Your problem… — George Polya Copy Share Image
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“Nature … has made it impossible for us to have any communication from this earth with the other great bodies of… — Colin Maclaurin Copy Share Image
There was a while when I got really bad stage fright and I basically felt...I was incredibly angry. I felt like everything… — Jenny Slate Copy Share Image
“A warm feeling fell over the boy. A mix of security and comfort, as if a blanket were wrapping its soft layers… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
Writing a book about Jeremy Corbyn, set out with two objectives. The first was simple: to explain how he became the leader… — Alex Nunns Copy Share Image
I think connecting to a character is like connecting to any human being - either you like them or you don't. You… — Katherine Waterston Copy Share Image
Approaching subject matter to photograph is like meeting a person and beginning a conversation. How does one know ahead of time where… — Michael Kenna Copy Share Image
Mars is the next frontier, what the Wild West was, what America was 500 years ago. It's time to strike out anew…Mars… — Arthur C. Clarke Copy Share Image
“I gazed at these marvels in profound silence. Words were utterly wanting to indicate the sensations of wonder I experienced. I seemed,… — Jules Verne Copy Share Image
Listen,' Thomas said, slowly getting to his feet, hoping Minho wouldn’t be stupid enough to try anything. “There’s something about us. We’re… — James Dashner Copy Share Image
But weightier still are the contentment which comes from work well done, the sense of the value of science for its own… — Lawrence Joseph Henderson Copy Share Image
A hat is a shameless flatterer, calling attention to an escaping curl, a tawny braid, a sprinkling of freckles over a pert… — Jeanine Larmoth Copy Share Image
“I tried to explain again. 'Perhaps it would have been easier if I said that not being able to find something is… — Cecelia Aherna Ahern Copy Share Image
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In a way, her strangeness, her naiveté, her craving for the other half of her equation was the consequence of an idle… — Toni Morrison Copy Share Image
“When he had ended, the holy hermit was a moment silent, then said: "My son, I have attended to thy story and… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
Truth is, I think naked men are kind of strange looking what with their doodles and ding-dong hanging loose like they do.… — Janet Evanovich Copy Share Image
“She should, of course, feel scandalized, or at the very least, shocked. Yet whenever she allowed herself to recall all that had… — Stephanie Laurens Copy Share Image
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The best ideas aren't hidden in shadowy recesses. They're right in front of us, hidden in plain sight. Innovation seldom depends on… — Richard Farson Copy Share Image
She emptied herself of Fabio and of herself, of all the useless efforts she had made to get where she was and… — Paolo Giordano Copy Share Image
“People naturally want to make sense of their world. That, to Greenberg, is the essence of human curiosity. As they strive to… — Peter O. Gray Copy Share Image
“Are you missing the library again?" Seth asked, startling her as he walked into the room. Kendra turned to face her brother.… — Brandon Mull Copy Share Image
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At every moment you choose yourself. But do you choose *your* self? Body and soul contain a thousand possibilities out of which… — Dag Hammarskjold Copy Share Image
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A child's eyes, those clear, wells of undefiled thought - what on earth can be more beautiful? Full of hope, love and… — Caroline Norton Copy Share Image
There's really no secret about our approach. We keep moving forward - opening up new doors and doing new things - because… — Walt Disney Copy Share Image
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