Curiosity Quote by Ann Fairbairn
““Why-why-why!... Ask it of everything your mind touches, and let you mind touch everything!””
About This Quote
Source Quote: Unknown source, attributed to Ann Fairbairn
Encourages relentless curiosity, urging the mind to interrogate everything and to let that inquiry expand its reach.
In simple terms: Ask why and keep exploring.
Key Takeaway
Never stop questioning.
Themes
curiosity
learning
mindfulness
growth
Mood
enthusiastic
inquisitive
Type
motivational
philosophical
When to use this quote
- research
- education
- problem solving
- creative brainstorming
- personal development
Key Concepts
inquiry
interconnectedness
exploration
knowledge
creativity
Questions to Reflect On
- What question drives you today?
- How can you balance depth and breadth of inquiry?
A Different Perspective
Curiosity can become overwhelming without focus.
![“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)
