“I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.”

What does it mean?

Einstein believed his success came from strong curiosity, not from being born a genius. Asking questions matters more than natural talent.

Key vocabulary

passionately

with very strong feeling

• “The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.”– Albert Einstein
• “In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.”– Often attributed to Albert Einstein
• “It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer.”– Often attributed to Albert Einstein
• “Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.”– Albert Einstein