Curiosity Quotes

1094 Curiosity quotes by 779 unique authors

Curiosity is only vanity. We usually only want to know something so that we can talk about it. — Blaise Pascal
Squatting on old bones and excrement and rusty iron, in a white blaze of heat, a panorama of naked idiots stretches to the horizon. Complete… — William S. Burroughs
…their eager, childlike attention was refreshing to see as compared with the decent, deathlike apathy of weary civilized people, in whom natural curiosity has been… — John Muir
When it came to hiding, even Gwin had nothing to teach Dustfinger. A strange sense of curiosity had always driven him to explore the hidden,… — Cornelia Funke
Dikaios smacked Elam with his tail. "His curiosity wouldn't kill a sick kitten, much less a cat. — Bryan Davis
Just out of curiosity, sweetheart; did you ever talk to your doctor about givin' you some tranquilizers? — Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Always in the big woods when you leave familiar ground and step off alone into a new place there will be, along with the feelings… — Wendell Berry
I am neither especially clever nor especially gifted. I am only very, very curious. — Albert Einstein
Pride and curiosity are the two scourges of our souls. The latter prompts us to poke our noses into everything, and the former forbids us… — Michel de Montaigne
Having a sister or a friend is like sitting at night in a lighted house. Those outside can watch you if they want, but you… — Marilynne Robinson
Thus, sped by currents of curiosity afloat the swift river of rumor do secrets sail to strange ports. — Will Eisner
Do I dazzle you?" I voiced my curiosity impulsively, and then the words were out, and it was too late to recall them. But before… — Stephenie Meyer
You have killed my love. You used to stir my imagination. Now you don't even stir my curiosity. You simply produce no effect. I loved… — Oscar Wilde
It is simply this: do not tire, never lose interest, never grow indifferent—lose your invaluable curiosity and you let yourself die. It's as simple as… — Tove Jansson
She was the reason I was a reader, and being a reader was what had made me most myself; it had given me the gifts… — Curtis Sittenfeld
Curiosity is the most powerful thing you own. — James Cameron
You cannot regard your own life with objective curiosity all the time... — Sylvia Plath
Socrates told us, "the unexamined life is not worth living." I think he's calling for curiosity, more than knowledge. In every human society at all… — Roger Ebert
At that time, he was satisfying a sensual curiosity by experiencing the pleasures of people who live for love. He had believed he could stop… — Marcel Proust
A human hires a hit man to kill his cousin for money, boring. That same hit man botches the job twice, funny. Then �the desperate… — Jeaniene Frost
I am a librarian. I discovered me in the library. I went to find me in the library. Before I fell in love with libraries,… — Ray Bradbury
What I am in search of is not so much the gratification of a curiosity or a passion for worldly life, but something far less… — Hermann Hesse
Humility is my table, respect is my garment, empathy is my food and curiosity is my drink. As for love, it has a thousand names… — Tariq Ramadan
I secretly wondered if Dimitri's problem might be that he was jealous. He hadn't pulled Lissa aside to yell at her. The thought made me… — Richelle Mead
No one asks how to motivate a baby. A baby naturally explores everything it can get at, unless restraining forces have already been at work.… — B.F. Skinner

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