Top 5 Robert Plomin Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “Genetics is the major reason why people differ in personality, mental health and illness, and learning and cognitive abilities. In essence, the most important thing that parents give to their children is their genes. Your parents’ systematic influence on who you are lies within the genes they gave you.”

— Robert Plomin

2. “Genetic research shows that the medical model is all wrong when it comes to psychological problems.”

— Robert Plomin

3. “Genetics, not lack of willpower, is the major reason why people differ in BMI. Success and failure, credit and blame, in overcoming problems should be calibrated relative to genetic strengths and weaknesses.”

— Robert Plomin

4. “In summary, parents matter, schools matter and life experiences matter, but they don’t make a difference in shaping who we are. DNA is the only thing that makes a substantial systematic difference, accounting for 50 per cent of the variance in psychological traits. The rest comes down to chance environmental experiences that do not have long-term effects.”

— Robert Plomin

5. “As we enter the era of personal genomics, they will eventually affect all of us.”

— Robert Plomin

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