Quotes About Curiosity

One only invites strangers.

Aos poucos, assaltou-me a ideia de que atrás da capa de cada um daqueles livros se abria um infinito universo por explorar e que, fora daquelas paredes, o mundo deixava que a vida passasse em tardes de futebol e em novelas de rádio, satisfeito em ver apenas até onde vai o seu umbigo e pouco mais.

Exhibimos paciencia, señorita, y en ocasiones, asombro ante la osadía de la ignorancia. Esto es la Biblioteca Nacional.

After a while it occurred to me that between the covers of each of those books lay a boundless universe waiting to be discovered, while beyond those walls, in the outside world, people allowed life to pass by in afternoons of football and radio soaps, content to do little more than gaze at their navels.

And thank goodness that's the way things are, because the day we lose the spark that makes us want to know things, and young people are content with the nonsense dressed in tinsel sold to them by the current popes of bullshittery--be it a miniature electrical appliance or battery-run chamber pot--and become incapable of understanding anything that lies beyond their backsides, we'll return to the age of the slug.

I took an axe To a willow to see how it wept. I took an axe to a salmon To see how it leapt. I took an axe to the wolf As he slept.

I feel kind of bad for him," I said. "All he wants is to be left alone. I wish we could help him somehow." I sighed. "But we do have to check out his story." "I don't know how we can check out whether he was at Rainbow Lake," Ashley said. "Who would we ask--the fish?

Are you ready? Patty asked. We can't wait, Ashley told her. I looked at the house. Even in the bright sunshine, it looked totally creepy. I can wait , I thought.

We must be missing something," I said when the van arrived back at the lodge late that afternoon. "We're missing suspects.

Maybe Animal Magnetism is an animal talent agency. Wally the polar bear could be one of their animal actors." "Right! So…" I frowned. "What does it mean?" Ashley sighed. "I still don't have a clue!" Just then, Dana Hartwick walked past our table. She hurried toward the front door. Ashley and I jumped up and followed her. Solve the case first, I thought. Eat later!

According to Piaget, the best strategy for preschool curriculum is to keep children curious, make them wonder, and offer them real problem-solving challenges, rather than give them information. Many adults still hold the notion that a teacher is someone who shares information. Using Piaget's theory about children's learning requires changing the image of teacher into someone who nurtures inquiry and supports the children's own search for answers.

If you don't look for Trouble, how can you know it's there?

Hayley Haslett raised her hand and tapped on the door.

Whenever I meet anyone new, I don't say, Tell me about your belief system. I say, Tell me about your average day.

His curiosity about Africana--insatiable. Arturo had what he called the book hunting disease. No one volume told the whole story, and no library specialized in the subject.

The kids all turned to look at the Mystery Girl and saw Mimi's and Papa's bottoms as they leaned into the plane looking for the lost necklace. Uh, I guess you'll meet the front of them later, Grant said.

The most crippling part of my personality is that as much as I want to know something, I can't bear admitting I'm ignorant. It's as if I think I should have been born knowing and understanding all. As if when I say out loud, what are you talking about? the world will point and jeer.

I never heard of the person on this return address. Calvin Vinesett. What a name. He's probably selling something, like all our other mail is. The expensive envelope is a sales trick.

A stranger in a small community is always an object of keen interest and he had seen more than one curtain twitch as he passed by.

A man who listened? Had she found the eighth wonder of the world?

You can never have too much information. Gather it in and then sift it, and let the unimportant fall through the small holes.

When life gives you lemons, make chocolate chip cookies and make the whole world wonder what you've been up to.

who'd found a whole bed of mice.

When a person stops learning, they might as well drop over, graveyard dead." He shrugged. "Learning is what makes life fun.