Quotes About Curiosity

It is the dim haze of mystery that adds enchantment to pursuit.

A complacent satisfaction with present knowledge is the chief bar to the pursuit of knowledge.

That's sort of my mindset, more than anything else, whenever I get into anything new. I'm in this constant pursuit for new knowledge. I think I sometimes focus more on all the things that I don't know and what I'm trying to figure out.

Don't pursue something because you 'want to be great.' Pursue something because it fascinates you, because the pursuit itself engages and compels you.

These are the sort of things that push you on in music - the curiosity, a passion for new ideas.

I am somebody who focuses on a dialogue between generations - that's the drive of my work. I believe the young generation take the power; they'll take over at one point, but the older generation, they'll push it away only because of the fear. I'm the opposite; I'm curious.

I think I always have been someone who likes to push at the edges of things, looking for something different.

For me, I like to push myself... I hate feeling complacent or that I'm not learning.

I was always curious. I wanted to learn a little about a lot of things, and I really had to get pushed to achieve.

I was never told that the purpose of school was to get a job at the end of it. What was pushed on me was a love of learning, probably because my parents didn't have access to a great education.

One of the fundamental discoveries I made about myself - early enough to make use of it - was that I am driven to seize life and to understand it. The motor that pushes me is propelled by more than scientific curiosity.

We should be pushing our boundaries. After all, we Britons are explorers and adventurers.

I believe in the imperative to explore, so any project that I can be involved with that celebrates that, and expands people's imagination around that idea of pushing out, is one of the most positive things that I think I could be involved with.

We need people pushing the boundaries. Exploration is what we, as humans, do.

I like to keep experimenting - singing, dancing, acting. I want to learn an instrument, dive. I want to do everything. I will keep pushing myself into as many things as I can.

Newspapers always excite curiosity. No one ever puts one down without the feeling of disappointment.

I think that a great newspaper is one that puts a real premium on digging to get the story behind the story.

What can happen if a young reader picks up a book he/she isn't yet ready for? Questions, maybe. Usually, that child puts down the book and says, 'Boring.' Or, 'I'm not ready for this.' Kids are really good at knowing what they can handle.

I could imagine actually being a scientist or a detective, but not a detective who puts his hands into gory, bloody things. But more like someone who figures things out. I like to figure things out.

Once I get on a puzzle, I can't get off.

As we all know... golf is a puzzle without an answer.

Reviewing good puzzle books is frustrating, because you get to page one of the introduction, find a curious puzzle, become engrossed for 20 minutes, miss your stop and then fail to get home in time to say goodnight to the kids.

I just love characters that are complex, that you can dig into and keep itching the scratch and never quite be satisfied because they have enough going on with them that it's like a giant puzzle.

I'm starting to feel like I can actually figure out how stuff works. I can actually pick stuff apart and have a chance of fixing it.