Curiosity Quote by Lawrence M. Krauss
““Curiosity-driven research may seem self-indulgent and far from the immediate public good. However, essentially all of our current quality of life, for people living in the first world, has arisen from the fruits of such research, including all the electric power that drives almost every device we use. Two””
About This Quote
Source Talk: Public lecture on science policy, 2015
Fundamental research may seem unrelated to immediate needs, yet it underpins modern comforts and technologies essential to daily life.
In simple terms: Basic research fuels everyday tech.
Key Takeaway
Support curiosity‑driven science.
Themes
science policy
innovation
public good
Mood
optimistic
thought‑provoking
Type
scientific
policy
When to use this quote
- government budgeting
- educational curricula
- entrepreneurship
Key Concepts
research funding
long‑term impact
technology development
Questions to Reflect On
- How can society better value long‑term research?
- What mechanisms ensure basic science translates to public benefit?
A Different Perspective
Immediate benefits are rare, but long‑term gains are profound.
![“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)
