"Thinkers aren't limited by what they know, because they can always increase what they know. Rather they're limited by what puzzles them, because there's no way to become curious about something that doesn't puzzle you."

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Source : Daniel Quinn (2009). “My Ishmael”, p.65, Bantam

Daniel Quinn

#Way Quotes #Curious Quotes #Increase Quotes

“...the voice of the Great Spirit is heard in the twittering of birds, the rippling of mighty waters, and the sweet breathing of flowers...”

Source : Zitkala-Sa (2014). “American Indian Stories”, p.109, Diderot Publishing
“Rome has betrayed itself. It knew the truth and chose violence, it knew humaneness and it chose tyranny.”
“Forget what life used to be, you are what you choose to be. It's whatever it is you see that life will become.”

Source : Song: The Fuse, Album: The Pretender, 1976
“It's essential not to have an ideology, not to be a member of a political party. While the writer can have certain political views, he has to be careful not to have his hands tied.”
“You have to close quickly, you have to eliminate time and space and you have to try to deny them the puck. When you're playing with it, it forces them out of their rhythm and forces them to play defense, which they obviously don't want to do.”

Source : Chris Pronger during NHL Stanley Cup Finals: Flyers v Blackhawks Press Conference, www.asapsports.com. May 30, 2010.
“Supporters of Osama bin Laden want to rename the Arabian Sea after bin Laden's death. They want to call it "Martyr's Sea." Please, hiding in your bedroom for six years with the blinds closed? How about "Chicken of the Sea?”
“Once as I sat painting, I became aware of a man's face hovering near me, moving closer and closer to the panel I was working on. When he spoke he said, 'That is a fantastic brush!”
“If you want to be a physicist, you must do three things-first, study mathematics, second, study more mathematics, and third, do the same.”

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