“I was born in New York but as a baby moved to Venezuela and Argentina. I've also lived in Denmark, where my father's from. I've traveled a lot, and having that sort of background probably increased the chance that I was going to remain curious as an adult about people who are different.” PeopleDifferentFatherBornChanceNew YorkBabyAdultsMovedBackgroundsCuriousTraveledArgentinaVenezuelaDenmark Author:Viggo Mortensen
“The way in which each human infant is transformed into the finished adult, into the complicated individual version of his city and his century is one of the most fascinating studies open to the curious minded.” WayHumansIndividualCitiesStudyChildhoodCenturyAdultsComplicatedFinishedVersionsCuriousFascinatingTransformedInfant Book:GROWING UP IN NEW GUINEA Source: GROWING UP IN NEW GUINEA
“All children are curious, I think, but not all adults are.” ThinkingChildrenAdultsCuriosityCurious Author:Anne Roe
“My highest compliment is when someone comes up to me to say, "My 14-year-old daughter, or my 12-year-old son read your book and loved it." I cannot conceive of a greater compliment than that - to write something that as an adult I find satisfying, but also that manages to reach a curious 13- or 14-year-old.” WritingYearsBookGreaterSonHighestDaughterAdultsCome UpManageCuriousComplimentSatisfying Author:Malcolm Gladwell
“It is not education, but education of a certain kind, that will serve us. And the current model of western, urban-centered, school-based, education, which is so often more focused on turning children into efficient corporate units rather than curious and open-minded adults, will only lead us further down the wrong path.” KindChildrenSchoolCertainPathModelsAdultsWesternCurrentsFocusedCuriousCorporateEfficientUrbanUnitsOpen MindedWrong Path Author:David W. Orr
“I've always been a curious thinker. And now, as an adult, I can articulate it.” I CanAdultsCuriousThinker Author:Tracee Ellis Ross
“Curiosity is unknown. All adults were once kids and once curious, but as adults you don't remember that and you see curiosity when it's expressed in children as a pathway to household disaster. They're simply exploring their environment, manifesting their curiosity. So what you need to do is create an environment where curiosity is rewarded rather than punished, or thwarted.” NeedsChildrenKidsRememberEnvironmentAdultsCuriosityDisasterCuriousManifestHouseholdExploringPathways Author:Neil deGrasse Tyson
“I find the subject of childhood fascinating. I explored this subject in Speak to me of love and I am curious about portraying the often painful transition into the adult world.” WorldPainSpeakChildhoodSubjectsAdultsPainfulCuriousFascinatingTransitionPortraying Author:Sophie Marceau
“Kids are born curious about the world. What adults primarily do in the presence of kids is unwittingly thwart the curiosity of children.” WorldChildrenKidsBornAdultsCuriosityCurious Author:Neil deGrasse Tyson