Louis Pasteur remarked that ‘in the field of observation, chance favours only the prepared mind.’

‘cultural capital’ — the shared reference points that smooth and deepen relationships between the powerful in any given society.

The fourth and most magical stage takes place in the mind’s subterranean chambers. After the concert, advises Young, retire to bed, and ‘turn the problem over to your unconscious mind and let it work while you sleep.’

three stages of curiosity.

It is hardly possible to overstate the value in the present state of

The flame of curiosity doesn’t burn in a vacuum.

Happiness, he believes, is associated with the realisation that ‘the only interesting things are outside oneself.’

‘In nine months a group of children left alone with a computer in any language will reach the same standard as an office secretary in the West.’

‘Curiosity about life in all its aspects, I think, is still the secret of great creative people.’