Quotes About Curiosity

ignorance is the natural state of mind for a research scientist.

It's like asking what is south of the South Pole

The cosmic perspective opens our minds to extraordinary ideas but does not leave them so open that our brain spill out, making us susceptible to believing anything we're told.

People who believe they are ignorant of nothing have neither looked for, nor stumbled upon, the boundary between what is known and unknown in the universe. What we do know, and what we can assert without further hesitation, is that the universe had a beginning.

people taking the time and energy to ask about what they do not understand - I have renewed hope that society can shed its superstitions and embrace the enlightenment that comes from just a basic understanding of how the universe works.

The universe is knowable...

As a scientist, you must embrace the inconstancy of knowledge.

People who believe they are ignorant of nothing have neither looked for, nor stumbled upon, the boundary between what is known and unknown in the universe. What

At one time or another every one of us has looked up at the night sky and wondered: What does it all mean? How does it all work? And, what is my place in the universe?

School is not only a place to learn, but a place to learn how to learn.

Last I had kept count, there were fifty-six moons among the planets in the solar system. Then I woke up one morning to learn that another dozen had been discovered around Saturn. After that incident, I decided to no longer keep track. All I care about now is whether any of them would be fun places to visit or to study

These philosophically fun ideas usually satisfy nobody. Nonetheless, they remind us that ignorance is the natural state of mind for a research scientist. People who believe they are ignorant of nothing have neither looked for, nor stumbled upon, the boundary between what is known and unknown in the universe.

There's no greater education than one that's self-driven

Imagine a world where nations find the search for life in the universe more interesting than the taking of life on Earth.

For generations, Americans have expected something new and better in their lives with every passing day—something that will make life a little more fun to live and a little more enlightening to behold. Exploration accomplishes this naturally. All we need to do is wake up to this fact.

There's nothing like the right telescope in the right hands of the right person at the right time for the right price.

ignorance is the natural state of mind for a research scientist. People who believe they are ignorant of nothing have neither looked for, nor stumbled upon, the boundary between what is known and unknown in the universe.

the universe is under no obligation to make sense to us.

L'ignorance est l'état naturel de l'esprit pour un chercheur scientifique. Montrez-moi quelqu'un qui croit n'être en rien ignorant, et je vous montrerai quelqu'un qui n'a jamais cherché, ni affronté la frontière entre ce qui est connu et ce qui est encore inconnu dans l'univers.

If the universe is anything, it should be fun.

The cosmic perspective opens our minds to extraordinary ideas but does not leave them so open that our brains spill out, making us susceptible to believing anything we're told.

We went to the moon, looking to discover it, and we looked back and we discovered Earth for the first time.

Tutti noi, a un certo punto, abbiamo alzato gli occhi al cielo di notte e ci siamo chiesti: che significa tutto questo? Come funziona? E qual è il mio posto nell'Universo

Neil deGrasse Tyson