At age 11 in 1960, I moved to an academic state secondary school, Harrow County Grammar School for Boys.

— Paul Nurse

It has been a privilege to pursue knowledge for its own sake and to see how it might help mankind in more practical ways.

— Paul Nurse

I was never very good at exams, having a poor memory and finding the examination process rather artificial, and there never seemed to be enough time to follow up things that really interested me.

— Paul Nurse