(215 quotes found)
“Culture is. . . properly described not as having its origin in curiosity, but as having its origin in the love of perfection; it is a study of perfection.”
Matthew Arnold
“We have not the reverent feeling for the rainbow that a savage has, because we know how it is made. We have lost as much as we gained by prying into that matter.”
Mark Twain
“Who's been in a $9 million house? Not many people. There's a high curiosity factor.”
Lisa Strain
“At first it was all a bit of a local curiosity. People would come to see these strange-looking birds that reminded them of ancient Egypt. But it's long since stopped being a joke. There are simply too many of them.”
Matthieu Vaslin
“Gone are the days of curiosity-seekers looking for their 15 minutes of fame.”
David Mackey
“What terrible questions we are learning to ask! The former men believed in magic, by which temples, cities, and men were swallowed up, and all trace of them gone. We are coming on the secret of a magic which sweeps out of men's minds all vestige of theism and beliefs which they and their fathers held and were framed upon.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
“It's a great way to reach out to children and pique their curiosity.”
Candy Kopperud
“It is a curious fact that people are never so trivial as when they take themselves seriously.”
Oscar Wilde
“We are just flabbergasted. It could be curiosity or pent-up excitement from people who for several months have been unable to play. We do know that it's an economic gold mine right now.”
Larry Gregory
“We are just flabbergasted. It could be curiosity, or pent-up excitement from people who for several months have been unable to play. We do know that it's an economic gold mine right now.”
