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Antonio GuterresRead
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.
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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