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“Curiosity is a strong fire, and once ignited, it is not easily put out.”
― Susan Dennard, Something Strange and Deadly

tags: curiosity, fire, ignite, put-out, strong

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“Science is not an intelligence test. Intuition is important, knowing what kind of questions to ask. The other thing is a passion for getting to the core of the problem.”
― Torsten Wiesel

tags: curiosity, openness, questions, science

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“Sizing up succinctly his lack of formal education compared with his determination to learn from others, the author writes, "I went to college with every person I ever met.”
― Chris Gardner

tags: curiosity, education, humility

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“The valuable attributes of research men are conscious ignorance and active curiosity.”
― Willis R. Whitney

tags: attributes, curiosity, ignorance, research, science, valuable

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“Eva’s only fault has been the one of wanting to know more, to experiment and search with her own sources the laws of the Universe, of her own body and to refuse the teachings from “above”. Eva, basically, represents the curiosity of science against the passive acceptance that belongs to faith.”
― Margherita Hack

tags: curiosity, faith, religion, science

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