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Quotations regarding 'Curiosity'

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If you're curious, you'll probably be a good journalist because we follow our curiosity like cats.
Diane Sawyer, American Journalist (1945-  )
First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity.
George Bernard Shaw, Irish Dramatist (1856-1950)
I do a lot of curiosity buying; I buy it if I like the album cover, I buy it if I like the name of the band, anything that sparks my imagination. I still like to go to record stores, I like to just wander around and I'll buy whatever catches my attention.
Bruce Springsteen, American Musician (1949-  )
Curiosity is the one thing invincible in Nature.
Freya Stark, English Writer (1893-1993)
Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will.
James Stephens, Irish Poet (1882-1950)
It is one thing to mortify curiosity, another to conquer it.
Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish Writer (1850-1894)
People die when curiosity goes.
Graham Swift, British Author (1949-  )
The curiosity to see the prisoners appears to be unabated.
Lewis Tappan, American Businessman
Curiosity is the direct incontinency of the spirit.
Jeremy Taylor, British Clergyman
I think the driving thing was curiosity about the universe. That fascinated me. I didn't think anything about being famous or anything like that, I was just interested in the concepts involved.
Clyde Tombaugh, American Scientist (1906-1997)
Disinterested intellectual curiosity is the life blood of real civilization.
G. M. Trevelyan, English Historian (1876-1962)
Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.
William Arthur Ward, American Writer
Curiosity is as much the parent of attention, as attention is of memory.
Richard Whately, English Writer (1787-1863)
Through this additional support, we must renew our commitment to provide talented young people with the opportunity to build scientific careers based on their curiosity, the same opportunity that was provided to me when I began my work.
Kenneth G. Wilson, American Scientist (1936-  )
Seize the moment of excited curiosity on any subject to solve your doubts; for if you let it pass, the desire may never return, and you may remain in ignorance.
William Wirt, American Statesman (1772-1834)
Curiosity killed the cat, but for a while I was a suspect.
Steven Wright, American Comedian (1955-  )
The music and everything we're doing on the stage and on television backs itself up. If that's what gets people's curiosity going or brings their attention to us, that's fine.
Tina Yothers, American Actress (1973-  )
Being hurt personally triggered a curiosity about how such beliefs are formed.
Philip Zimbardo, American Psychologist (1933-  )
Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit.
e. e. cummings, American Poet (1894-1962)
 
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