Exploring the Unfamiliar Quotes

It’s foolish to fear what we’ve yet to see and know.

People go on exploration; they're trying to find places that weren't known before. But it is an inevitable fact of research, as is in any other form of exploration of the unknown, that some people find they go down a dead end.

Replace fear of the unknown with curiosity.

What would our lives be like without tests, odds against us, adventure, risk?

Start marching forward, even when into the new and unknown, and don't be deterred by obstacles.

I shall never fear or avoid things of which I do not know.

Going into the unknown is invariably frightening, but we learn what is significantly new only through adventures.

An educated man must have a "curiosity in exploring the unfamiliar and unexpected, an open-mindedness in entertaining opposing points of view, tolerance for the ambiguity that surrounds so many important issues, and a willingness to make the best decisions he can in the face of uncertainty and doubt".

Embrace what you don't know

Most people are more comfortable with what is familiar. I’ve spent my life doing the opposite.

Don't assume that what we currently think is out there is the full story. Go after the dark matter, in whatever field you choose to explore.

I wanted to be scared again... I wanted to feel unsure again. Thats the only way I learn, the only way I feel challenged.

Unless you walk out into the unknown, the odds of making a profound difference in your life are pretty low.

Almost all fear is fear of the unknown. Therefore, what's the remedy? To become acquainted with the things you fear.

Courage Is a Love Affair with the Unknown

The safest place to be is always halfway into your future, without even knowing what it is.

You believe I run after the strange because I do not know the beautiful; no, it is because you do not know the beautiful that I seek the strange.

For me, trying to articulate the world to help people see it in a way they haven't seen it before is hugely important. Sometimes, you have to take something that is completely inexplicable and say, 'Look, here is the beating heart of something you must understand.'

We can learn to move into the unknown with the confidence that we have a guiding force within us that is showing us the way.