Curiosity Quotes

1094 Curiosity quotes by 779 unique authors

What I believe is that all clear-minded people should remain two things throughout their lifetimes: Curious and teachable. — Roger Ebert
Never again will you be capable of ordinary human feeling. Everything will be dead inside you. Never again will you be capable of love, or… — George Orwell
Between every two pines is a doorway to a new world. — John Muir
But in my defense, I knew enough about her to know I wanted to know everything else; I knew as much about her as she… — Gabrielle Zevin
I am afraid that our eyes are bigger than our stomachs, and that we have more curiosity than understanding. We grasp at everything, but catch… — Michel de Montaigne
Disappear where?" You know what they say: Curiosity killed the mutant bird kid. But I couldn't help myself. — James Patterson
I suppose nowadays it's all a question of surgery, isn't it? Of course the notion is beautiful, the idea of staying a boy and a… — Johnny Depp
Do not grow old, no matter how long you live. Never cease to stand like curious children before the Great Mystery into which we were… — Albert Einstein
Curiosity and irreverence go together. Curiosity cannot exist without the other. Curiosity asks, "Is this true?" "Just because this has always been the way, is… — Saul Alinsky
How are you in the profession of protecting people without knowing who I am? I’ve been told I have one of the most recognizable faces… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
I think I benefited from being equal parts ambitious and curious. And of the two, curiosity has served me best. — Michael J. Fox
Aimless extension of knowledge, however, which is what I think you really mean by the term curiosity, is merely inefficiency. I am designed to avoid… — Isaac Asimov
Just out of curiosity, can an immortal choke to death on a bagel? (Francesca) — Sherrilyn Kenyon
It seemed an advantage to be traveling alone. Our responses to the world are crucially moulded by the company we keep, for we temper our… — Alain de Botton
If curiosity killed the cat, it was satisfaction that brought it back. — Holly Black
All men have heard of the Mormon Bible, but few except the "elect" have seen it, or, at least, taken the trouble to read it.… — Mark Twain
his mysterious resources had awakened in her a curiosity that was difficult to resist, but she had never imagined that curiosity was one of the… — Gabriel Garcia Marquez
She emptied herself of Fabio and of herself, of all the useless efforts she had made to get where she was and find nothing there.… — Paolo Giordano
Our lives are one endless stretch of misery punctuated by processed fast foods and the occasional crisis or amusing curiosity. — Augusten Burroughs
Just out of curiosity, how many weapons are in that thing? (Kiara) Enough to make me happy. (Nykyrian) — Sherrilyn Kenyon
Beside him a tiny elderly woman was leaning on a cane, studying him with curiosity. Since good manners seemed to require that he speak to… — Judith McNaught
Habit is necessary. It is the habit of having habits, of turning a trail into a rut, that must be incessantly fought against if one… — Edith Wharton
Nothing is more curious and awkward than the relationship of two people who only know each other with their eyes — who meet and observe… — Thomas Mann
I asked the question for the best reason possible, for the only reason, indeed, that excuses anyone for asking any question - simple curiosity. — Oscar Wilde
Curiosity is gluttony. To see is to devour. — Victor Hugo

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