Animal rights activists talk about cruelty and torture, some backing their assertions by publishing out-of-date photographs of "experiments" … - Robert Winston

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So here comes Gabriel again, and what he says is "Good tidings of great joy for all people. " That's why the shepherds are first: they represent all the nameless, all the working stiffs, the great wheeling population of the whole world.

Robert Winston

Animal rights activists talk about cruelty and torture, some backing their assertions by publishing out-of-date photographs of "experiments" banned long ago. This is a misrepresentation. The work we do is performed with compassion, care, humanity and humility. I have never seen an animal suffer pain.

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When I look in the mirror, I am slightly reminded of self-portraits by Durer and by Rembrandt, because they both show a degree of introspection. I see some element of disappointment; I see a sense of humour, but also something that is faintly ridiculous; and I see somebody who is frightened of being found out and thought lightweight.

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The disturbed individual who believes himself to be Christ, or to receive messages from God, is something of a cliche in our society. Ever since Sigmund Freud, many people have associated religiosity with neurosis and mental illness.

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There were never any doctors in my family. But my grandparents and my mother had a strong social conscience that was formative.

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You can now modify the genes of large animals, and the largest animal we are concerned with is the human.

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