“For here we are not afraid to follow truth wherever it may lead, nor to tolerate any error so long as reason is left free to combat it.”
— Thomas Jefferson Primary source“I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.”
— Albert Einstein Primary source“This delicate little plant [curiosity], aside from stimulation, stands mainly in need of freedom.
— Albert Einstein Primary source“I am among those who think that science has great beauty. A scientist in his laboratory is not only a technician: he is also a child placed before natural phenomena which impress him like a fairy tale.”
— Marie Curie Secondary source“In science we must be interested in things, not in persons.”
— Marie Curie Secondary source“The way to win is to work, work, work, work and hope to have a few insights. And you’re probably not going to be smart enough to find thousands in a lifetime. And when you get a few, you really load up. It’s just that simple.”
— Charlie Munger Primary source“I’m afraid that’s the way it [reality] is. If there are twenty factors and they interact some, you’ll have to learn to handle it—because that’s the way the world is. But you won’t find it that hard if you go at it Darwin-like, step by step with curious persistence. You’ll be amazed at how good you can get.”
— Charlie Munger Primary source“Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.”
— Eleanor Roosevelt Primary source“The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.”
— Leonardo da Vinci Disputed“Learning never exhausts the mind.”
— Leonardo da Vinci DisputedScience Learning Knowledge Talents Freedom