It's extraordinary to think that if you walked into a room and said you had never heard of … - Robert Winston

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I think that the job of art and culture is to jump on that time and realize that it's there and to push it just a little bit faster.

Robert Winston

It's extraordinary to think that if you walked into a room and said you had never heard of Hamlet, you would be regarded as a Philistine. But you could walk into the same room and say, 'I don't know what a proton is,' and people would just laugh and say, 'Why should you know?'

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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.

Disappointment, Durer, Mirrors, Reminded, Self, Slightly

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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Robots may cut down on infection and mean a consultant can see more patients, but wouldn't you rather meet the doctor than a machine?

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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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