Quotes About Curiosity

Philosophy begins in wonder. And, at the end, when philosophic thought has done its best, the wonder remains.

Our imagination is struck only by what is great; but the lover of natural philosophy should reflect equally on little things.

Before you hate something you should try to understand it.

For me, I am driven by two main philosophies, know more today about the world than I knew yesterday. And along the way, lessen the suffering of others. You'd be surprised how far that gets you.

Apart from the known and the unknown, what else is there?

We've become a race of Peeping Toms. What people ought to do is get outside their own house and look in for a change. Yes sir. How's that for a bit of homespun philosophy?

Wonder is the feeling of the philosopher, and philosophy begins in wonder.

I was reading Omar Khayyam, Kahlil Gibran, Rumi, L. Ron Hubbard, all sorts of philosophy. Bebop cats are like that. Curious. I wanted to know about everything.

All is mystery; but he is a slave who will not struggle to penetrate the dark veil.

Astonishment is the root of philosophy.

Why are we here? Where do we come from? Traditionally, these are questions for philosophy, but philosophy is dead.

There is no more open door by which you can enter into the study of natural philosophy than by considering the physical phenomena of a candle

Some people say, "How can you live without knowing?" I do not know what they mean. I always live without knowing. That is easy. How you get to know is what I want to know.

This sense of wonder is the mark of the philosopher. Philosophy indeed has no other origin.

Philosophy is the product of wonder.

When people begin to philosophize they seem to think it necessary to make themselves artificially stupid.

Philosophy begins in wonder.

The question to everyone's answer is usually asked from within.

Tiger got to hunt, bird got to fly; Man got to sit and wonder 'why, why, why?' Tiger got to sleep, bird got to land; Man got to tell himself he understand.

As Hamlet tells his friend, ''There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.'' Well then, we must try harder to dream!

An inventor is a man who asks 'Why?' of the universe and lets nothing stand between the answer and his mind.

I am interested in study, reflection, philosophy - but always as a dilettante. I also consider myself a dilettante as a painter.

The creative mind is the playful mind. Philosophy is the play and dance of ideas.

We are often taught to look for the beauty in all things, so in finding it, the layman asks the philosopher while the philosopher asks the photographer.