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The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 November 2015 source ↗
As health minister, I brought in breast and cervical cancer screening. And in 1994 I called the first debate on gay rights for a quarter-century and we got the age of consent down to 18. There are pubs in Brighton where I still can’t pay for a drink.
Getting to 39 without having a filling in my teeth.
Being friends with all of the people I grew up with.
That is a difficult question to answer because I’ve worked in so many fields. I’ve worked in five different fields. Now which are the most important? In some ways, the development of the biological species concept, which I did not invent, but I certainly was the person that brought it to general knowledge. And the whole field of new systematics — I really am the one who developed it — was one of my major contributions. There’s another one, which is still not yet realized by almost anybody. I have done more, I believe, for the development of a philosophy of biology than any other person.
Barack Obama – just for the simple fact he took the shot and went all the way to president.
My kids, for not being around much.
Flashlight by Parliament.
Alone, chillin’ with Coco.
To be born independently wealthy.
Rupert Graves, Cynthia Nixon, Archie Panjabi, Stephen Dorff, Warwick Davis, Bertie Carvel
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