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By asking a novel question that you don't know the answer to, you discover whether you can formulate a way of finding the answer, and you stretch your own mind, and very often you learn something new.
Walter Gilbert
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Interpretation

What this quote means

Asking questions encourages exploration and personal growth.

This quote emphasizes the importance of inquiry and the role of questions in the learning process. By posing unfamiliar questions, individuals challenge themselves, enhance their critical thinking, and often end up gaining new knowledge, thereby expanding their mental capabilities and understanding of the world.

Themes

QuestionsLearningInquiryGrowthCuriosity

In practice

Example use cases

In an educational seminar, you could share this quote to inspire curiosity among students.

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