I was born with my moustache and, no, I've never been tempted to shave it off. I don't spend a lot of time worrying about my face and, like Gilbert and Sullivan's Katisha, my best feature is my left shoulder-blade. Robert Winston bearbladeface share on social
I don't much like being a public figure, because so often how people appear is not how they really are, and I think one of the issues about our society is that we make judgments about people on the basis of very flimsy evidence. Robert Winston basisevidencefigure share on social
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?' Robert Winston extraordinaryhamlethear share on social
My own field, the prevention of genetic disorders in babies, has been possible only because of humane work on animals. Robert Winston animalbabydisorder Change image and share on social
By discovering how our minds work, we can improve our learning power and unlock our true potential. Robert Winston discoverimprovelearn Change image and share on social
A young woman in her teens has about 300,000 eggs in her ovaries. By the time she is menopausal, none are left. Robert Winston 000eggleave Change image and share on social
I think it's important for scientists to be a bit less arrogant, a bit more humble, recognising we are capable of making mistakes and being fallacious - which is increasingly serious in a society where our work may have unpredictable consequences. Robert Winston arrogantbitecapable share on social
I've been all over the world on my own because, as a scientist, you travel a great deal if your work is reasonably successful or published. I get invitations to go to all sorts of strange countries where I would mostly be by myself and just meet other people there, instead of having travelling companions. Robert Winston companioncountrydeal share on social
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. Robert Winston believechristcliche share on social
We can't any longer have the conventional understanding of genetics which everybody peddles because it is increasingly obvious that epigenetics - actually things which influence the genome's function - are much more important than we realised. Robert Winston conventionalepigeneticsfunction share on social