Curiosity Quotes - Page 20
What unifies every part of my journey is I always lead with my curiosity, obsession, or fascination.
What the world needs is not dogma but an attitude of scientific inquiry.
Bertrand Russell (1957). “Why I Am Not a Christian: And Other Essays on Religion and Related Subjects”, p.206, Simon and Schuster
Ambrose Bierce (2011). “Ambrose Bierce: The Devil's Dictionary, Tales, and Memoirs: The Devil's Dictionary, Tales, and Memoirs”, p.601, Library of America
Alice Walker (2013). “The Alice Walker Collection: Non-Fiction”, p.168, Hachette UK
There is no virtue in curiosity. In fact, it might be the most immoral desire a man can possess.
Yukio Mishima (1958). “Confessions of a Mask”, p.222, New Directions Publishing
William Godwin (1823). “The enquirer. Reflections on education, manners, and literature. In a series of essays”, p.29
And didn't they say that, although curiosity killed the cat, satisfaction brought the beast back?
Stephen King (2016). “Four Past Midnight”, p.522, Simon and Schuster
Stephen Fry (2012). “The Fry Chronicles: An Autobiography”, p.47, The Overlook Press
As Tammie glow'red, amazed and curious, The mirth and fun grew fast and furious.
"Tam o' Shanter" l. 143 (1791)
The power men possess to annoy me I give them by a weak curiosity
Ralph Waldo Emerson (2012). “Essays (Annotated Edition)”, p.41, Jazzybee Verlag
Noam Chomsky (1988). “Language and Problems of Knowledge: The Managua Lectures”, p.135, MIT Press