Be Curious

“Curiosity is the beginning of wisdom.”
-Francoise Sagan

“No one is dumb who is curious. The people who don’t ask questions remain clueless throughout their lives.”
-Neil deGrasse Tyson

“Curiosity is one of the most important permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.”
-Samuel Johnson

“My favorite words are possibilities, opportunities, and curiosity. I think if you are curious, you create opportunities, and then if you open the doors, you create possibilities.”
-Mario Testino

“Curiosity is the fuel for discovery, inquiry, and learning.”
-Anonymous

“The prerequisite for knowledge is curiosity.”
-Jacques-Yves Cousteau

“The biggest quest to learn anything is curiosity. If you are curious about something, you will go and dig.”
-Rakesh Jhunjhunwala

“I think at a child’s birth if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift would be curiosity.”
-Eleanor Roosevelt

“The most important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.”
-Albert Einstein

“Curiosity is one of the great secrets of happiness.”
-Bryant H. McGill

Acknowledging our limitation is often just what we need to shake us out of our mental stupor – and the only way to grow is to let our guard down and be curious, be inquisitive. The smartest and most interesting people in the world use the words why, tell me more, and explain further. We don’t have to [and can’t possibly] know everything, that is what being inquisitive and curious is all about. Make it your routine, make it enjoyable – let your guard down and ask “why.” We might be amazed at what unfolds. We should have an insatiable appetite to learn, and it all starts by asking. Let us be eager and enthusiastic in our newfound journey of curiosity.

“The whole of life, from the moment you are born to the moment you die, is a process of learning.”
-Jiddu Krishnamurti

… and lest we never forget, everyone you will ever meet knows something you don’t.