Quotes About Curiosity

I never was religious, really, but I'm very interested in religion.

I wouldn't say I'm a religious person, but I am definitely inclined toward asking the big questions.

I'm not a religious person by any means. But I'm curious.

One characteristic that I hope I never relinquish is an intense curiosity about the world around me.

When I was on 'One Life to Live,' I always wanted to delve into my character, Layla, to find out why she was the black sheep of the family. I so wanted to have some edge. I have no idea why there was a reluctance to do that or why we so rarely see it.

I know that we shall meet problems along the way, but I'd far rather see for myself what's going on in the world outside, than rely on newspapers, television, politicians and religious leaders to tell me what I should be thinking.

When I was a kid, we had to rely on our imaginations for entertainment.

The mystery of the beginning of all things is insoluble by us; and I for one must be content to remain an agnostic.

Earth is the cradle of humanity, but one cannot remain in the cradle forever.

I remain a humanist. We are a very curious race.

I greatly enjoy reading the biographies of scientists, and when doing so I always hope to learn the secrets of their success. Alas, those secrets generally remain elusive.

I follow life's changes, continue with my time-outs, and remain curious about what's next.

Most were beginning to feel they had learned enough to last for the rest of their lives. They remained mathematicians, but largely went their own way.

Film remains completely mystical and mysterious to me.

To my knowledge, there are, pretty much, two ways to be interesting: One is to actually do interesting things, achieve the remarkable. The other way to be interesting is to be interested, curious about the world and about other people - not relentlessly revelatory about yourself.

Children know from a remarkably early age that things are being kept from them, that grown-ups participate in a world of mysteries.

When I was a young boy, I used to gaze through the microscope of my father at the insects in amber that he kept in the house. And they were remarkably well preserved, morphologically just phenomenal.

Buy an atlas and keep it by the bed - remember you can go anywhere.

As a child, I remember my own intensive interest in biology, birds, other animals and flowers and was determined at an early age to become a scientist.

What I did do a lot as a child was read, and I particularly remember reading all the 'Hardy Boys' books, a set of history books called the 'Landmark Books,' and a series of science books called the 'All About Books.'

I cannot remember when I was not fascinated by Henry Adams.

Remember when you were a kid, and everyone used to say, 'Would you rather be interested or interesting?' And to me, it was always like, 'Interested!' How is that even a question? I feel very lucky that I'm just really, really interested in a lot of things.

I remember when I was watching 'Lost,' which I loved. I didn't know what was going on, but I still loved it.

To be a surrealist means barring from your mind all remembrance of what you have seen, and being always on the lookout for what has never been.