Curiosity Quote by Pavel Durov
“I'm motivated by curiosity.”
About This Quote
Source Interview: Telegram Founder, 2020
Curiosity drives motivation, prompting exploration and learning.
In simple terms: Curiosity fuels drive.
Key Takeaway
Pursue what intrigues you.
Themes
motivation
curiosity
learning
Mood
enthusiastic
reflective
Type
inspirational
motivational
When to use this quote
- research projects
- skill development
- creative brainstorming
- travel
Key Concepts
intrinsic motivation
exploration
Questions to Reflect On
- What are you curious about now?
- How do you turn curiosity into action?
A Different Perspective
Curiosity can lead to distraction 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)
