Curiosity Quote by Warren Buffett
“You need a lot of curiosity for a long, long time.”
About This Quote
Source Interview: CNBC, 2013
Long‑term curiosity fuels sustained success and learning over decades.
In simple terms: Curiosity sustained over time leads to success.
Key Takeaway
Nurture curiosity continuously.
Themes
learning
investment
growth
patience
long term
Mood
inspirational
practical
Type
motivational
philosophical
When to use this quote
- career development
- entrepreneurship
- research
- personal growth
Key Concepts
Continuous improvement
knowledge acquisition
mindset
Questions to Reflect On
- How do you keep curiosity alive?
- What habits sustain long‑term learning?
A Different Perspective
Curiosity can wane; requires discipline to maintain.
![“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)
