Curiosity is the motivation to seek knowledge without prior training or previous background knowledge. Some examples of curiosity include learning something new or observing something unfamiliar. It generally consists of a curious mind and the desire to know more about a particular topic.
It is a complicated phenomenon, as it can have positive or negative effects on the individual and society when uncontrolled.
Here are some inspirational quotes on a subject that may or may not inspire you to keep learning more to achieve your dreams.
51 Most Inspiring Quotes On Curiosity
“We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” ― Walt Disney
“The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.” ― Dorothy Parker
“Never lose your curiosity.” ― Anonymous
“It is a shameful thing to be weary of inquiry when what we search for is excellent.” ― Cicero
“The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder.” ― Ralph W. Sockman
“Your curiosity is your growth point always.” ― Danielle LaPorte
“Curiosity is the best motive for writing: curiosity about the world at large, or about oneself.” ― Michael Korda
“As long as you’re interested in people and things, that curiosity propels you forward.” ― Joanna Coles
“It is so important to allow children to bloom and to be driven by their curiosity.” ― May-Britt Moser
“Curiosity is the engine of achievement.” ― Ken Robinson
“When people don’t have any curiosity about themselves, that is always a bad sign.” ― Irvin D. Yalom
“Don’t let anyone rob you of your imagination, your creativity, or your curiosity. It’s your place in the world; it’s your life. Go on and do all you can with it, and make it the life you want to live.” ― Mae Jemison
“To be curious about that which is not one’s concern while still in ignorance of oneself is absurd.” ― Plato
“Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson
“The public have an insatiable curiosity to know everything, except what is worth knowing.” ― Oscar Wilde
“Much of what I stumbled into by following my curiosity an intuition turned out to be priceless later on.” ― Steve Jobs
“Curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” ― Walt Disney
“Curiosity is one of the great secrets of happiness.” ― Bryant H. McGill
“Be curious. Read widely. Try new things. What people call intelligence just boils down to curiosity.” ― Aaron Swartz
“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.” ― Albert Einstein
“The best in business have boundless curiosity and open minds.” ― Robin Sharma
“Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton asked why.” ― Bernard Baruch
“They know enough who know how to learn.” ― Henry Adams
“Curiosity is one of the most valuable characteristics one can possess. When coupled with fearlessness and determination, that’s freedom.” ― Anonymous
“Creativity grows out of two things: curiosity and imagination.” ― Benny Goodman
“A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study.” ― Chinese Proverb
“If there’s one thing I’ve learned in my life, it’s that curiosity might kill cats, but it doesn’t kill people.” ― Tracy Morgan
“Curiosity is the very basis of education and if you tell me that curiosity killed the cat, I say only the cat died nobly.” ― Arnold Edinborough
“Curiosity about life in all aspects, I think, is still the secret of great creative people.” ― Leo Burnett
“Satisfaction of one’s curiosity is one of the greatest sources of happiness in life.” ― Linus Pauling
“Curiosity is the most powerful thing you own.” ― Anonymous
“Curiosity is a willing, a proud, and eager confession of ignorance.” ― S.Leonard Rubinstein
“Curiosity is the lust of the mind.” ― Thomas Hobbes
“As a documentarian, you think, ‘Follow your curiosity.’” – Ron Howard
“When curiosity is alive, we are attracted to many things; we discover many worlds.” ― Eric Booth
“When you’re curious you find lots of interesting things to do.” ― Walt Disney
“Curiosity is one of those insatiable passions that grow by gratification.” ― Sarah Scott
“If you can let go of passion and follow your curiosity, your curiosity just might lead you to your passion.” ― Elizabeth Gilbert
“Let your curiosity be greater than your fear.” ― Pema Chodron
“Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will.” ― James Stephens
“Between every two pines is a doorway to a new world.” ― John Muir
“Blessed are the curious for they shall have adventures.” ― Anonymous
“There are no foolish questions, and no man becomes a fool until he has stopped asking questions.” ― Charles Proteus Steinmetz
“Curiosity about life in all of its aspects, I think, is still the secret of great creative people.” ―
“Curiosity is one of the forms of feminine bravery.” ― Victor Hugo
“Curiosity is as much the parent of attention, as attention is of memory.” ― Richard Whately
“Curiosity is what keeps me open to a sense of hope. It staves off negativity.” ― Carrie Brownstein
“Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit.” ― E. E. Cummings
“Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.” ― William Arthur Ward
“A sense of curiosity is nature’s original school of education.” ― Smiley Blanton
“Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas.” ― Marie Curie
“One of the secrets of life is to keep our intellectual curiosity acute.” ― William Lyon Phelps
