Quotes About Curiosity

Apparently, as a kid, I used to eat spiders. Maybe there's some Freudian significance behind that.

Children are perfectly happy to sit next to spiders; it is only grown-ups who are frightened away.

Who's not played spin the bottle? But I never done the kiss version. I always wanted to, but I never did. We did the truth or dare one instead.

I grew up in the '70s, early '80s as a kid, and when we first immigrated to this country I went to a 7-Eleven and for the first time in my life I saw... back in the day they had this little spinning comic book rack, and there were comic books and I was basically drawn to them.

America is the spirit of human exploration distilled.

I've always been genuinely interested in the spirit world. I've seen things I will never talk about because I'd be a fool to. You can't lay out that world in words.

I just don't want to believe in ghosts, ghouls and spirits.

I could never call myself an atheist; my parents could, quite happily. I always felt like there was a little bit more out there, and was always into observing the world from a slightly more spiritual, as opposed to scientific, perspective.

I'm not sure about anything as far as religion and spirituality go.

I don't know - I'm not sure about anything as far as religion and spirituality go.

I think that we all absolutely have curiosity. It brings about knowledge. It's energizing. It's spiritually empowering. It makes us more interesting as people.

I think every little girl is fascinated with mermaids whether you are familiar with 'Splash' or 'Little Mermaid' or things like that. I did remember the film but I didn't watch it going into 'Aquamarine.'

I have a grandson who's both really interested in art and all things mechanical, so I think he'll get a huge kick out of 'Apollo 13' someday. And I think my granddaughters will enjoy 'Splash.'

Honestly, this is a big thing to say, but I don't think I've ever been bored. If I even get an inkling of it, I split.

With 'Hollow Circus,' I used a family story that haunted me as a kid, one of those anecdotes about a family member that would rarely be spoken of in front of the children.

The pull, the attraction of history, is in our human nature. What makes us tick? Why do we do what we do? How much is luck the deciding factor?

The world is crazily in love with you, wildly and innocently in love. Even now, thousands of secret helpers are conspiring to turn you into the beautiful curiosity you were born to be.

I've noticed that people who get married cease to be curious.

Even if my marriage is falling apart and my children are unhappy, there is still a part of me that says, 'God, this is fascinating!'

The more I wonder, the more I love.

One shouldn't be too inquisitive in life Either about God's secrets or one's wife.

Marriage is a big deal, but who's to say I'm not going to pull a Vegas and get married to see what it's like for a minute?

You are curious and quick, you have a deft mind, and for some unaccountable reason, people tell you things -- useful things.

Marriage is overdone. As long as there are people, people are going to find it interesting.