Quotes by Curiosity The savage nations of the globe are the common enemies of civilized society; and we may inquire, with anxious curiosity, whether Europe is still threatened with a repetition of those calamities, which formerly oppressed the arms and institutions of Rome. Edward Gibbon rome curiosity europe Brethren, the Deity was not revealed to gratify our curiosity, or to increase our pride of intellect, but to bring us into relations of affection, submission, and communion with Him. Edward Norris Kirk deities curiosity pride Some degree of novelty must be one of the materials in almost every instrument which works upon the mind; and curiosity blends itself, more or less, with all our pleasures. Edmund Burke degrees curiosity mind This variety of objects will suspend, for some time, the course of the narrative; but the interruption will be censured only by those readers who are insensible to the importance of laws and manners, while they peruse, with eager curiosity, the transient intrigues of a court, or the accidental event of a battle. Edward Gibbon curiosity law history That's my answer to the question what is your strongest emotion, if you ever want to ask me: Curiosity, old bean. Curiosity every time. Elaine Dundy curiosity answers want I didn't get a high school diploma. I really didn't have much of an education, which left me open to educating myself throughout my life, without the limitations on intellectual curiosity a formal education can impose. I followed what interested me. Elayne Boosler curiosity intellectual school I could not, at any age, be content to take my place by the fireside and simply look on. Life was meant to be lived. Curiosity must be kept alive. One must not, for whatever reason, turn his back on life." Another "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. Eleanor Roosevelt strong-women empowering curiosity A burning itch to know is higher than a solemn vow to pursue truth. To feel the burning itch of curiosity requires both that you be ignorant, and that you desire to relinquish your ignorance. Eliezer Yudkowsky ignorant curiosity ignorance The criminal is not alone when he returns to the scene of the crime; he is joined there by his victim, and both are driven by the same curiosity: to relive that moment which stamped past and future for each. Elie Wiesel criminals curiosity past Curiosity in Rome is a form of courtesy. Elizabeth Bowen courtesy rome curiosity Curiosity must be kept alive. Eleanor Roosevelt inspirational-life alive curiosity You might get nothing out of it at all except a beautiful, long life where all you did was follow your gorgeous curiosity. And that should be enough too. Elizabeth Gilbert curiosity beautiful long ...I had grown up in a world that was dominated by immature age. Not by vigorous immaturity, but by immaturity that was old and tired and prudent, that loved ritual and rubric, and was utterly wanting in curiosity about the new and the strange. Its era has passed away, and the world it made has crumbled around us. Its finest creation, a code of manners, has been ridiculed and discarded. Ellen Glasgow immature tired curiosity I love the melody of an unknown language, the strange food, all the surprises of a strange town, and my own impatience and curiosity ... I love traveling as others love the gaming table; I anticipate a new place as others anticipate the next number to come up. Elsa Triolet curiosity numbers travel I believe that music is connected by human passions and curiosities rather than by marketing strategies. Elvis Costello passion curiosity believe I had a fierce curiosity about this food thing. Emeril Lagasse fierce curiosity These are the sort of things that push you on in music - the curiosity, a passion for new ideas. Elvis Costello passion curiosity ideas And obviously, when I started out, I had a little bit more curiosity than some, and went seeking out the original artists, or in some cases searching up country music. Elvis Costello curiosity artist country I have always lived with the awareness of the impossibility of living. And what has made existence endurable to me is my curiosity as to how I would get from one minute, one day, one year to the next. Emile M. Cioran one-day curiosity years My own curiosity and interest are insatiable. Emma Lazarus insatiable interest curiosity «678910111213141516»