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"Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning."
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"He wants to see, he wants to know, only to see and know. I'm aware that it is this mentality, this curiosity, which is responsible for the hydrogen bomb and the imminent demise of civilization and that we would all be better off if we were still at the stone-worshipping stage. Though surely it is not this affable inquisitiveness that should be blamed."

"Why does anybody do anything?" Mimi asked impatiently. "Most of the time we don't know--any of us."

"But here is the thing about the stars and all of it's faults: We don't understand everything about it, but we still love it's beauty and wonder. We know of all the dangers, but we would still go there just because we wanted to touch the stars."

"Cats like keyboards, people like to explore and to discover new mysteries."

"The courage to ask question is the willingness to know."

"Being curious is the most important part of being a journalist. It might be the most important part of being anything."
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"It is wise to direct your anger towards problems - not people; to focus your energies on answers - not excuses."

"Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you. Love me and I may be forced to love you."

"To make mistakes is human; to stumble is commonplace; to be able to laugh at yourself is maturity."

"The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails."

"Today is a most unusual day, because we have never lived it before; we will never live it again; it is the only day we have."

"Change, like sunshine, can be a friend or a foe, a blessing or a curse, a dawn or a dusk."
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