"It is, in fact, nothing short of a miracle that the modern methods of instruction have not yet entirely strangled the holy curiosity of inquiry; for this delicate little plant, aside from stimulation, stands mainly in need of freedom. Without this it goes to wrack and ruin without fail."

Curiosity, Inquiry, Freedom, Education

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"It is, in fact, nothing short of a miracle that the modern methods of instruction have not yet entirely strangled the holy curiosity of inquiry; for this delicate little plant, aside from stimulation, stands mainly in need of freedom. Without this it goes to wrack and ruin without fail."

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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."

Margaret Atwood, Canadian Novelist

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"If you want to know about sex don't ask your parents. They don't have any and know nothing about it. Find out yourself."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

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

Madeleine L'Engle, American Novelist

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"God wants you to always have a hunger in your heart to learn something new."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

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"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."

Shannon L. Alder, American Author

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"He had to give humans credit where it was due - they did seem to have a knack for building interesting places for cats to explore."

Jim Butcher, American Author

Curiosity, Credit, Exploration, Cats

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

Deyth Banger, American Blogger

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

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

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"I wonder. Of course maybe that isn't what they figure to do. Maybe they aren't going to do any such thing. But it's natural that's what they would do and I heard that word."

Ernest Hemingway, American Novelist

Curiosity, Doubt, Wonder, Possibility, Uncertainty

"Being curious is the most important part of being a journalist. It might be the most important part of being anything."

Lemony Snicket, American Author

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"Mozart's music is so pure and beautiful that I see it as a reflection of the inner beauty of the universe."

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"The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing."

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"The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once."

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"When we first got married, we made a pact. It was this: In our life together, it was decided I would make all of the big decisions and my wife would make all of the little decisions. For fifty years, we have held true to that agreement. I believe that is the reason for the success in our marriage. However, the strange thing is that in fifty years, there hasn't been one big decision."

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"The grand aim of all science is to cover the greatest number of empirical facts by logical deduction from the smallest number of hypotheses or axioms."

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"Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think."

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"One strength of the communist system of the East is that it has some of the character of a religion and inspires the emotions of a religion."

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"I am a deeply religious nonbeliever - this is a somewhat new kind of religion."

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"The attempt to combine wisdom and power has only rarely been successful and then only for a short while."

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"Coincidence is God's way of remaining anonymous."

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