Quotes About Inquisitiveness

to gauge their interest—just in case.

Don't get caught in the trap of believing you have to know everything about everything

I always knew that I was kind of bored; the regular life of a child didn't fit me.

I used to like to dig myself a hole just to see how long it took to get out of it.

Most theatre people and composers are like research hounds.

The human capacity to be curious has always existed.

If I like something, I then have to study every single aspect of it to find out if there's more things that I would like, and it's just this weird hunger to want more. I always feel like there's so much that exists.

The greatest creators are as hungry to consume as they are to create.

Like a child, I picture opening her skull, unspooling her brain and sifting through it

I'll go see what's in the building," she said. "Maybe it's somebody like me, somebody smarter who knows about electricity. Tomorrow morning I'll go see.

If I could give my younger self some advice at that time, I'd tell her to enjoy the ride and don't be afraid to ask questions. I was quite responsible, uptight, and worried - I'd tell myself to chill out.

I always worry that I'm a dilettante: I know something about lots of things but don't have exhaustive knowledge of much.

I feel like if you read something, and it makes you so curious about a topic that you then go read something else, that's exciting.

I remember that already as a child I was often intensely interested in things, obsessed by ideas and projects in many areas, and in these topics I learned much on my own, reading books.

Curiosity is a lens through which you view everything around you. Without it, there are no adventures to be had. With it, there are enough for a million lifetimes.

Curiosity could be almost as powerful as desire.

Happily we run away from even the brightest and best things in our lives, because we are curious about what else is out there. And what else is out there? Just more of the same, whichever way you look. Whichever way you turn, it's the same life you're facing. It's the same life that's facing you.

I strike up conversations all the time and it is very interesting, finding out about things I know nothing about.

Curiosity demands satisfaction.

How can we ever stop looking? How can we ever turn away?

Through curiosity, I forget my failures and sorrows, and I feel great happiness.

Leonardo da Vinci: And now my friends I know the secret. Jack: You do? Leonardo da Vinci: Yes, the secret to happiness is available to all of us, every hour of every day. Young, old, rich, poor — everyone can choose to find happiness in this way. Annie: How? What's the secret? Leonardo da Vinci: Curiosity

You may be thinking, Wow, that Mary Roach has her head up her ass. To which I say: Only briefly, and with the utmost respect.

I am not, by trade or character, a spotlight operator. I'm the goober with a flashlight, stumbling into corners and crannies, not looking for anything specific but knowing when I've found it. Courage