Quotes About Curiosity

It could be Paris. It could be Rio de Janeiro. It could be anywhere but home: someplace, anyplace, disorienting enough to make him notice what he wouldn't otherwise see. (The medicinal benefits of disorientation can never be overestimated.)

I don't have a problem believing in God and Jesus. But in Genesis one has to wonder about these sentences that just go on and end without finishing. The thought is unfinished. Where did Adam go? What is he doing? Hello? There has to be some pages missing.

If you give people tools, [and they use] their natural ability and their curiosity, they will develop things in ways that will surprise you very much beyond what you might have expected.

I spend a lot of time reading.

If you give people tools, and they use their natural abilities and their curiosity, they will develop things in ways that will surprise you very much beyond what you might have expected.

In terms of doing things I take a fairly scientific approach to why things happen and how they happen. I don't know if there's a god or not...

I: "Such a lovely word—why triboluminescence?" O: "I like lightbulbs." This didn't seem to answer my question but I liked it anyway.

What are you reading for?

why are you reading

We all need new ideas, images, and experiences far more than we need new stoves or cars or computers.

Future strong builds actions upon reflection, questions, curiosity, seeking to understand root causes and systemic connections.

Can we go back to using Facebook for what it was originally for - looking up exes to see how fat they got?

I'm not a royal family watcher.

The more you find out about the world, the more opportunities there are to laugh at it.

How did we let an ideological resistance to inquiry become such a prominent part of our society?

Every question leads to new answers, new discoveries, and new smarter questions.

everyone you meet knows something you don't

The great questions of evolution bring out the best in us: our boundless curiosity, and our boundless ability to explore. After all, evolution made us who we are.

The yearning to know about nature and where or how we fit in is deep within all of us.

Jefferson makes note of the date on which particular flowers bloom. Once autumn comes, he will record the migratory patterns of birds.4

A few minutes later, there was a really faint tap on the door. I opened it, and there was a very short woman with a baseball cap pulled way down over her head, which made it hard to see her eyes. She reached her hand out, I grabbed what was in her hand, thanked her, and closed the door. I walked a few steps toward the coffee pot, looked at my hand, and realized she had handed me two condoms. There was a note that said, "Enjoy your stay.

Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us.

When birds burp, it must taste like bugs.

Letting your mind play is the best way to solve problems.