Seth Shostak Quotes

Exploration is really the essence of the human spirit.

I think the curiosity of mankind, that we want something unknown. Like, 500 years ago, humankind wanted to know what the other side of the ocean is, and it was a very risky project, and then we decided that probably we can fly; let's fly higher. And now we're flying space station, and still it's not enough for us: we want to know what's beyond.

A good traveller is one who does not know where he is going to, and a perfect traveller does not know where he came from.

It is good to love the unknown.

There's a part of me that's always charging ahead. I'm the curious kid, always going to the edge.

Exploration by real people inspires us.

The human race has a yearning to explore. That's part of our biological and psychological makeup.

Something about exploration has fascinated me from a young age.

I hope that we continue with exploration.

People dig exploration.

We need people pushing the boundaries. Exploration is what we, as humans, do.

I really believe that, as human beings, we have an innate need to explore, to see what's around the corner.

We like to pioneer, we like to explore, we like to go down dark alleys and see what's on the other side.

Curiosity is the essence of human existence and exploration has been part of humankind for a long time. The exploration of space, like the exploration of life, if you will, is a risk. We've got to be willing to take it.

I get curious about new things. My real strength is going into a field that has not been investigated before, and finding new approaches to it.

Develop an interest in life as you see it; the people, things, literature, music - the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful souls and interesting people. Forget yourself.

I like taking a path into new country, and I always take the darker path. Not because it's dark, but because there's a secret there that you can share when you get out. That's what I liked as a kid. That's how I approach my work. With a face like mine, it's lucky I have a heart that likes that.

I love finding and doing new things and trying stuff out; that's my favorite thing to do.

I get bored very easily. I have a voracious appetite and I do not feel alive if I'm repeating something I'm good at. So I'm always looking for new challenges.

New discoveries in science will continue to create a thousand new frontiers for those who still would adventure.

When you spin a globe and point to a city and actually go to that city, you build an allowance of missed opportunities on the back end.

We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.

Exploring the unknown requires tolerating uncertainty.

People die when curiosity goes.

I don't write about things that I have the answers to or things that are very close to home. It just wouldn't be any adventure. It wouldn't have any vitality.