Quotes about Curiosity

Schooling, instead of encouraging the asking of questions, too often discourages it.

The things taught in schools and colleges are not an education but the means of education.

If you have not the experience, ask. There is no shame in asking, but do not pretend you know when you don't.

The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page.

I'll try anything once, twice if I like it, three times to make sure.

Her searches after knowledge were arbitrary and without context. It was as if she were shining a small flashlight of curiosity into the dark room of the world.

Her searches after knowledge were arbitrary and without context. It was as if she were shining a small flashlight of curiosity into the dark room of the world.

Altogether, if I had to pick one place to hang out anywhere, from New York to Cape Town and Australia to Hong Kong, a bookstore would be it.

When people ask me why I still have hope and energy after all these years, I always say: Because I travel.

I soon learned there was a very Indian habit of asking personal questions.

I know of no other practise which will make one more attractive in conversation than to be well-read in a variety of subjects. There is a great potential within each of us to go on learning. Regardless of our age, unless there be serious illness, we can read, study, drink in the writings of wonderful men and women. It is never too late to learn.

I know of no other practise which will make one more attractive in conversation than to be well-read in a variety of subjects. There is a great potential within each of us to go on learning