Curiosity Quote by Andy Stanley
“Leaders, if you allow wonder to shut down in you, you will shut it down in everyone around you.”
About This Quote
Source Speech: Leadership Conference, Andy Stanley, 2015
If a leader stops being curious, they stifle curiosity in their team, leading to stagnation.
In simple terms: Leaders must stay curious to inspire others.
Key Takeaway
Cultivate wonder in yourself and your team.
Themes
leadership
curiosity
influence
Mood
reflective
inspirational
Type
advice
motivational
When to use this quote
- team meetings
- innovation workshops
- coaching sessions
Key Concepts
psychology
organizational culture
Questions to Reflect On
- How do you model curiosity daily?
- What barriers stop wonder in your organization?
A Different Perspective
If a leader is too rigid, wonder may be suppressed despite efforts.
![“We have no clear ideas of the agency of [demonic] spirits, nor is it necessary. The Scripture says little to satisfy our curiosity; but tells us plainly that he is always watching us, and desiring to sift us as wheat. I believe we give him no more than his due, when we charge him with having a…” quote by John Newton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c75/john-newton-6629_abundance_we-have-no-clear-ideas-of-the-agency-of_2907.jpg)
![“[T]he question "What is everything?" has no meaning, even though it seems to be profound. [...] The point is, perhaps, that I am not looking for a verbal answer, just as when I ask for a kiss, I do not want a piece of paper with "A kiss" written on it. It is rather that metaphysical wonder looks…” quote by Alan W. Watts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/705/alan-w-watts-9497_curiosity_t-he-question-what-is-everything-has-no_3984.jpg)
![“By profession a biologist, [Thomas Henry Huxley] covered in fact the whole field of the exact sciences, and then bulged through its four fences. Absolutely nothing was uninteresting to him. His curiosity ranged from music to theology and from philosophy to history. He didn't simply know something…” quote by H. L. Mencken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f46/h-l-mencken-245_absolutely-nothing_by-profession-a-biologist-thomas-henry-h_5368.jpg)
