interesting quote - marie curie

Marie Curie is reported to have said, "Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas." Just the way I think too; a bit of clarification or the way i feel about this idea. It is so fascinating to be curious about ideas as that gives us a lot of learning and yes, one can be curious about how people behave, what motivates them- of course what people do matters but more in a way of matching what they say and what they do!

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