Curiosity may have killed the cat, but it saved my ass.
Interpretation
Curiosity can be risky, but it often leads to valuable knowledge and experiences.
This quote suggests that while curiosity can sometimes lead to negative outcomes, it can also be a powerful tool for learning and growth. The phrase highlights the value of asking questions and seeking understanding, emphasizing that the benefits of curiosity can far outweigh the potential dangers it may pose.
In practice
In a discussion on the benefits of exploration, you might say, 'As Michael J. Fox once stated, curiosity may have killed the cat, but it saved my ass.'
I find as long as I acknowledge the truth of something, then that's it. I know what it is and then I can operate. But if I overestimate the downside of something or the challenge of something and I get too obsessed about the difficulty of it, then I don't leave enough room to be open to the upside, the possibility.
My whole life, meeting people is like a blind date, because I feel like they've already seen the video on me.
There are no moments you have frozen in amber. It's moving, it's changing, so appreciate what's good about right now and be ready for what's next.
There's always failure. And there's always disappointment. And there's always loss. But the secret is learning from the loss, and realizing that none of those holes are vacuums.
Certainly people have a lot tougher situations than I've had to deal with. But I will say we are all dying from the moment we are born. This is not just rehearsal.
I'm a dad, I'm a husband, I'm an activist, I'm a writer and I'm just a student of the world.
The man of genius knows what he is aiming at; nobody else knows. And he alone knows when something comes between him and his object. In the course of generations, however, men will excuse you for not doing as they do, if you will bring enough to pass in your own way.
It is a law of our humanity, that man must know both good and evil; he must know good through evil. There never was a principle but what triumphed through much evil; no man ever progressed to greatness and goodness but through great mistakes.
Not the senses I have but what I do with them is my kingdom.
You have a unique body and mind, with a particular history and conditioning. No one can offer you a formula for navigating all situations and all states of mind. Only by listening inwardly in a fresh and open way will you discern at any given time what most serves your healing and freedom.
All that time is lost which might be better employed.
Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either.
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