Joseph Campbell Quotes

What drove me and kept me going over the decades? If I had to use a single word, it would be 'curiosity.'

When I don't understand things, I become passionate to understand.

I think for me I'm always... I find myself to be a very curious person when something interests me and I find that I'm attracted to that mystery.

Curiosity is one of the many masks of love.

There is no better catalyst to success than curiosity.

I'm naturally attracted to something I don't understand because when you try to deal with something you don't understand, it opens a door into another world.

The feeling of being interested can act as a kind of neurological signal, directing us to fruitful areas of inquiry.

It's human nature to wonder.

Basically, I have been compelled by curiosity.

All I know is that I am constantly intrigued by something I'm doing.

Asking questions is what brains were born to do, at least when we were young children. For young children, quite literally, seeking explanations is as deeply rooted a drive as seeking food or water.

I find the lure of the unknown irresistible.

The scientist is motivated primarily by curiosity and a desire for truth.

I have always had a sense of curiosity and aspiration.

I am one of the people who love the why of things.

If you look at a magazine and something catches your eye, are you not going to open it up to see what's inside?

Things that are unknown attract us.

Seize the moment of excited curiosity on any subject to solve your doubts; for if you let it pass, the desire may never return, and you may remain in ignorance.

What you know is always a little less attractive to you than what you don't know.

I am generally fascinated by what are the big, challenging questions - that's behind my curiosity.

I think it's in our nature to try to get beyond that next horizon. I think that when we, as a species, are scratching that itch, we're actually following an evolutionary compulsion that is wired into us. I think good things come of it.

What motivates us is always new music.

I'm motivated by curiosity.

I think, just philosophically, we're made to explore.

As long as you're interested in people and things, that curiosity propels you forward.