I went to school with butterflies of fear every day for years - from primary school onwards - not just worried about being bullied by classmates, but by teachers.

I think that good parenting should allow children to be children. That naivety and slightly open way of looking at the world is very valuable.

By discovering how our minds work, we can improve our learning power and unlock our true potential.

I don't like seeing myself on television and I don't enjoy filming. What I actually enjoy is thinking about how I am going to express something or how we are going to make the visual metaphor.

It is important that legislation keeps pace with scientific progress.

Surgeons always underestimate the pain and disability involved in what they do to people.

I do not know of any credible evidence that suggests Dr Zavos can clone a human being. This seems to be yet another one of his claims to get repeated publicity.

Although religion might be useful in developing a solid moral framework - and enforcing it - we can quite easily develop moral intuitions without relying on religion.

Parents should talk to their children, even when they are babies and can't talk back.

A young woman in her teens has about 300,000 eggs in her ovaries. By the time she is menopausal, none are left.

My first vote was for a communist in east London when I was a medical student. But I've voted Tory, Labour and Lib Dem in my time.

I figured a woman can't be understood the way a man can. Women have purposes men can't even imagine.

I'll live as well, as deeply, as madly as I can--until I die.

My heart was too big for my body, so I let it go.

Ah, if only I had brought a cigar with me! This would have established my identity.

Rather than love, than money, than faith, than fame, than fairness - give me truth.

Youth will be served, every dog has his day, and mine has been a fine one.

President Obama is now losing to 'Republican Nominee' in polls - no name needed.

Hot legs, bring your Mother, too.

For a time I gave the appearance of defending Stalin. I didn't defend what he had done; the fact is, nobody could defend the things that Khrushchev revealed.

The brain has a good error rate. But, the point is, you can function with that error rate. Animals do a lot of guesswork.