“People say: idle curiosity. The one thing that curiosity cannot be is idle.”
Leo Rosten (1908–1997) American writer
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Katherine Maher (1983) chief executive officer and executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation
Wikimedia CEO on facts, hoaxes and the promise of Wikipedians by Luke Ottenhof, Canada's National Observer https://www.nationalobserver.com/2021/03/19/news/wikimedia-ceo-facts-wiki-hoaxes-and-promise-wikipedians, (19 March 2021) <br class="br">2021
“I want to see what is there in the heart! Natural curiosity!”
Laxmi Prasad Devkota (1909–1959) Nepali poet
साधुको माहात्म्य
“The whole plan hinged upon the natural curiosity of potatoes.”
Stanisław Lem book The Star Diaries
The Star Diaries (1976)
“Weird behavior is natural in smart children, like curiosity is to a kitten.”
Hunter S. Thompson (1937–2005) American journalist and author
Source: Kingdom of Fear: Loathsome Secrets of a Star-Crossed Child in the Final Days of the American Century
William Arthur (minister) (1819–1901) Wesleyan Methodist minister and author
Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 190.
Daniel Boone (1734–1820) American settler
As quoted in the opening lines of "The Adventures of Col. Daniel Boon; containing a Narrative of the Wars of Kentucke" in The Discovery, Settlement And present State of Kentucke (1784) http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/etas/3/ by John Filson <br class="br">Context: Curiosity is natural to the soul of man and interesting objects have a powerful influence on our affections. Let these influencing powers actuate, by the permission or disposal of Providence, from selfish or social views, yet in time the mysterious will of Heaven is unfolded, and we behold our conduct, from whatever motives excited, operating to answer the important designs of heaven.
“Curiosity is one of the forms of feminine bravery.”
Victor Hugo (1802–1885) French poet, novelist, and dramatist
Source: Ninety-Three