Creatures Quote by George Eliot

Every moment of searching is a moment of encounter.

— Paulo Coelho

The human mind delights in finding pattern—so much so that we often mistake coincidence or forced analogy for profound meaning. No other habit of…

— Stephen Jay Gould

“Or is there a natural curiosity and sense of wonder that arises and puts you very much in touch with all of the mysterious…

— Nirmala

“The awareness begins with a feeling of restlessness—an inner urging to find more meaning in life. As we respond to this inner prompting we…

— James Redfield

Something mysterious happens to a curious, fully engaged mind - and it happens as often as not, subconsciously. Strange little sparks are set off,…

— Tom Peters

We are usually convinced more easily by reasons we have found ourselves than by those which have occurred to others.

— Blaise Pascal

When the mind is full of any one subject, that subject seems to recur with extraordinary frequency - it appears to pursue or to…

— Maria Edgeworth

Nature, even in the act of satisfying anticipation, often provides a surprise.

— Alfred North Whitehead

First doubt, then inquire, then discover. This has been the process with all our great thinkers.

— Henry Thomas Buckle

Although many of us may think of ourselves as thinking creatures that feel, biologically we are feeling creatures that think

— Jill Bolte Taylor

There is a devilishly direct relationship between the significance of an idea and how nervous we become at the prospect of having to think…

— Alain de Botton

In unphilosophical minds any rare or unexpected thing excites wonder, while in philosophical minds the familiar excites wonder also.

— George Santayana