20 Creative Quotes to Inspire Curiosity
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Zach- 8 minutes read
Creative living requires constant inspiration. A productive creative seeks out inspiration by learning and experiencing new things daily. Find inspiration today through these inspiring quotes from past creative minds to cultivate curiosity.
Curiosity is a quality related to inquisitive thinking, such as exploration, investigation, and learning. As the basic element of our cognition, curiosity is heavily associated with all aspects of human development, which drives the process of learning and the desire to acquire knowledge and skill.
Without curiosity, the creative mind is stagnant and unable to see new perspectives, learn new things, and connect elements for new ideas. Developing curiosity is like building any skill or habit – it takes repeated practice and inspiration. Curiosity also requires a playful mindset to be open and non-judgmental. Here are some inspirational quotes about curiosity from some of history’s most creative minds.
“When you’re curious you find lots of interesting things to do.”
― Walt Disney
“The power to question is the basis of all human progress.”
― Indira Gandhi
“Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious. And however difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.
It matters that you don’t just give up.”
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“Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose.”
― Zora Neale Hurston
“The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. He to whom the emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand wrapped in awe, is as good as dead —his eyes are closed. The insight into the mystery of life, coupled though it be with fear, has also given rise to religion. To know what is impenetrable to us really exists, manifesting itself as the highest wisdom and the most radiant beauty, which our dull faculties can comprehend only in their most primitive forms—this knowledge, this feeling is at the center of true religiousness.”
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“Curiosity is the engine of achievement.”
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“Curiosity about life in all of its aspects, I think, is still the secret of great creative people.”
― Leo Burnett
“Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas.”
“Socrates told us, “the unexamined life is not worth living.” I think he’s calling for curiosity, more than knowledge. In every human society at all times and at all levels, the curious are at the leading edge.”
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“Life must be lived and curiosity kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.”
― Eleanor Roosevelt
“Learning is by nature, curiosity.”
― Plato
“Curiosity is what keeps me open to a sense of hope. It staves off negativity.”
― Carrie Brownstein
“An understanding of the natural world and what’s in it is a source of not only a great curiosity but great fulfillment.”
― David Attenborough
“Replace judgment with curiosity.”
― Lynn Nottage
“The open mode is a mood in which curiosity for its own sake can operate, because we’re not under pressure to get a specific thing done properly. We can play.”
― John Cleese
“What I have is a malevolent curiosity. That’s what drives my need to write and what probably leads me to look at things a little askew. I do tend to take a different perspective from most people.”
―David Bowie
“I’m naturally curious, and I’ve always been driven by my curiosity. Curiosity gets people excited. Curiosity leads to new ideas, new jobs, new industries.”
― Anne Sweeney
“We keep moving forward, opening new doors and doing new things, because we’re curious, and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.”
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“Let your curiosity be greater than your fear.”
“Perhaps one day men will no longer be interested in the unknown, no longer tantalized by mystery. This is possible, but when Man loses his curiosity one feels he will have lost most of the other things that make him human.”
― Arthur C. Clarke
Zach is an international writer, photographer, filmmaker, martial artist, and creator of Creative Enso, the Zen art of creative living. His goal is to empower and inspire creatives to live healthier, happier, and more creative lifestyles.
