curiosity

• “In turning now more particularly to the work, or rather compilation, of Dr. Bisset Hawkins, let us see whether we cannot discover among what he terms "marks of haste" in getting it up for "the curiosity of the public" (_curiosity_, Dr. Hawkins!), some omissions of a very important nature on the subject of a disease respecting which, we presume, he wished to enlighten the public.”

  Letters on the Cholera Morbus. Containing ample evidence that this disease, under whatever name known, cannot be transmitted from the persons of those labouring under it to other individuals, by contact—through the medium of inanimate substances—or through the medium of the atmosphere; and that all restrictions, by cordons and quarantine regulations, are, as far as regards this disease, not merely useless, but highly injurious to the community.

• “The word curiosity is related to the words cure, care, careful, and accuracy.”

  Simon & Schuster: Egonomics

• “In a quarter-page interview in Business 2.0, Diller mentions the word curiosity six times, and at his first mention of the word he ties the effectiveness of curiosity to the fusion of openness and order—trait curiosity.”

  Simon & Schuster: Egonomics

• “But Washington was prompted to ask: “Pray, would not the word curiosity answer as well?””

  Simon & Schuster: Washington

• “This is the true ground to assign for the genuine scientific passion, however manifested, and for culture, viewed simply as a fruit of this passion; and it is a worthy ground, even tho we let the term curiosity stand to describe it.”

  The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VI (of X)—Great Britain and Ireland IV

• “This is the true ground to assign for the genuine scientific passion, however manifested, and for culture, viewed simply as a fruit of this passion; and it is a worthy ground, even though we let the term curiosity stand to describe it.”

  Culture and Anarchy

• “This curiosity is the reason I found myself in the woods of northern Maryland, along with a couple hundred strangers, trying to make fire with sticks.”

  The Washington Post: Primitive Instincts: Where modern man can learn to live like his ancestors

• “Satisfying this curiosity is a parental privilege and charming children books or movies for children can be a help to them.”

  New Releases

• “This taxidermy curiosity is available for £594.99 from Top Hat Taxidermy.”

  Boing Boing

• “Of this, we know that 80 percent of those are what we call curiosity fire setters.”

  CNN Transcript Jul 2, 2002

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