--- title: "12 May Quotes By Martin Rees" description: "12 May quotes by Martin Rees. Plus more from Martin Rees and more May sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0db/martin-rees-3002_ecosystem_space-and-time-may-have-a-structure-as-i_1080484.jpg" --- > [Space and time may have a structure as intricate as the fauna of a rich ecosystem, but on a scale far larger…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-rees/space-and-time-may-have-a-structure-as-intricate-as-the-fauna-of-a/) [Martin Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-rees/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0db/martin-rees-3002_ecosystem_space-and-time-may-have-a-structure-as-i_1080484.jpg) > [Some of the 'aha' insights that scientists strive for may have to await the emergence of post-human intellects.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-rees/some-of-the-aha-insights-that-scientists-strive-for-may-have-to-await/) [Martin Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-rees/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1e/martin-rees-3002_emergence_some-of-the-aha-insights-that-scientists_854076.jpg) > [The images of Earth's delicate biosphere, contrasting with the sterile moonscape where the astronauts left their footsteps, have become iconic for environmentalists:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-rees/the-images-of-earth-s-delicate-biosphere-contrasting-with-the-sterile/) [Martin Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-rees/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e9e/martin-rees-3002_apollo_the-images-of-earth-s-delicate-biosphere_729582.jpg) > [The next humans to walk on the moon may be Chinese. Only China seems to have the resources, the dirigiste government, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-rees/the-next-humans-to-walk-on-the-moon-may-be-chinese-only-china-seems/) [Martin Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-rees/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60d/martin-rees-3002_american_the-next-humans-to-walk-on-the-moon-may_195730.jpg) > [In this century, not only has science changed the world faster than ever, but in new and different ways. Targeted drugs, genetic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-rees/in-this-century-not-only-has-science-changed-the-world-faster-than/) [Martin Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-rees/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81b/martin-rees-3002_artificial_in-this-century-not-only-has-science-cha_349295.jpg) > [There may be organic life out there, or maybe machines created by long-dead civilizations, but any signals, even if they are difficult…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-rees/there-may-be-organic-life-out-there-or-maybe-machines-created-by-long/) [Martin Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-rees/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df0/martin-rees-3002_civilization_there-may-be-organic-life-out-there-or-m_1854478.jpg) > [And we should keep our minds open, or at least ajar, to concepts on the fringe of science fiction. Flaky American futurologists…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-rees/and-we-should-keep-our-minds-open-or-at-least-ajar-to-concepts-on-the/) [Martin Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-rees/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/026/martin-rees-3002_always_and-we-should-keep-our-minds-open-or-at_2267960.jpg) > [A monkey is unaware that atoms exist. Likewise, our brainpower may not stretch to the deepest aspects of reality. The bedrock nature…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-rees/a-monkey-is-unaware-that-atoms-exist-likewise-our-brainpower-may-not/) [Martin Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-rees/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/77b/martin-rees-3002_aspects_a-monkey-is-unaware-that-atoms-exist-lik_4876.jpg) > [We know too little about how life began on Earth to lay confident odds. It may have involved a fluke so rare…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-rees/we-know-too-little-about-how-life-began-on-earth-to-lay-confident/) [Martin Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-rees/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/720/martin-rees-3002_about_we-know-too-little-about-how-life-began_1992219.jpg) > [Perhaps future space probes will be plastered in commercial logos, just as Formula One cars are now. Perhaps Robot Wars in space…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-rees/perhaps-future-space-probes-will-be-plastered-in-commercial-logos/) [Martin Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-rees/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb4/martin-rees-3002_back_perhaps-future-space-probes-will-be-plas_793409.jpg) > [The physicist is like someone who's watching people playing chess and, after watching a few games, he may have worked out what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-rees/the-physicist-is-like-someone-who-s-watching-people-playing-chess-and/) [Martin Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-rees/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c50/martin-rees-3002_chess_the-physicist-is-like-someone-who-s-watc_280647.jpg) > [If we do find ET, we will at least have something in common with them. They may live on planet Zog and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-rees/if-we-do-find-et-we-will-at-least-have-something-in-common-with-them/) [Martin Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-rees/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4d/martin-rees-3002_atoms_if-we-do-find-et-we-will-at-least-have-s_2900297.jpg) ## Other authors on May ## More by Martin Rees > [A monkey is unaware that atoms exist. Likewise, our brainpower may not stretch to the deepest aspects of reality. The bedrock nature of space…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-rees/a-monkey-is-unaware-that-atoms-exist-likewise-our-brainpower-may-not/) [Martin Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-rees/) > [When scientists are asked what they are working on, their response is seldom 'Finding the origin of the universe' or 'Seeking to cure cancer.'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-rees/when-scientists-are-asked-what-they-are-working-on-their-response-is/) [Martin Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-rees/) > [The advance of science spares us from irrational dread.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-rees/the-advance-of-science-spares-us-from-irrational-dread/) [Martin Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-rees/) > [“The Sun contains about a thousand times more mass than Jupiter. If it were cold, gravity would squeeze it a million times denser than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-rees/the-sun-contains-about-a-thousand-times-more-mass-than-jupiter-if-it/) [Martin Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-rees/) > [“We, and the visible universe around us, may exist only because of a difference in the ninth decimal place between the numbers of quarks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-rees/we-and-the-visible-universe-around-us-may-exist-only-because-of-a/) [Martin Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-rees/) > [Crucial to science education is hands-on involvement: showing, not just telling; real experiments and field trips and not just 'virtual reality.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-rees/crucial-to-science-education-is-hands-on-involvement-showing-not-just/) [Martin Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-rees/) > [I have no religious belief myself, but I don't think we should fight about it. In particular, I think that we should not rubbish…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-rees/i-have-no-religious-belief-myself-but-i-don-t-think-we-should-fight/) [Martin Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-rees/) > [“More energy is needed to rise a millimetre above a neutron star's surface than to break completely free of Earth's gravity. A pen dropped…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-rees/more-energy-is-needed-to-rise-a-millimetre-above-a-neutron-star-s/) [Martin Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-rees/) > [The next humans to walk on the moon may be Chinese. Only China seems to have the resources, the dirigiste government, and the willingness…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-rees/the-next-humans-to-walk-on-the-moon-may-be-chinese-only-china-seems/) [Martin Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-rees/) > [If we ever established contact with intelligent life on another world, there would be barriers to communication. First, they would be many light years…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-rees/if-we-ever-established-contact-with-intelligent-life-on-another-world/) [Martin Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-rees/) > [There is an ever-widening gap between what science allows and what we should actually do. There are many doors science can open that should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-rees/there-is-an-ever-widening-gap-between-what-science-allows-and-what-we/) [Martin Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-rees/) > [An insect is more complex than a star..and is a far greater challenge to understand.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-rees/an-insect-is-more-complex-than-a-star-and-is-a-far-greater-challenge/) [Martin Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-rees/) > [The physicist is like someone who's watching people playing chess and, after watching a few games, he may have worked out what the moves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-rees/the-physicist-is-like-someone-who-s-watching-people-playing-chess-and/) [Martin Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-rees/) > [We are 'nuclear waste' from the fuel that makes stars shine; indeed, each of us contains atoms whose provenance can be traced back to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-rees/we-are-nuclear-waste-from-the-fuel-that-makes-stars-shine-indeed-each/) [Martin Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-rees/) > [Just as there are many Jews who keep the Friday ritual in their home despite describing themselves as atheists, I am a 'tribal Christian,'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-rees/just-as-there-are-many-jews-who-keep-the-friday-ritual-in-their-home/) [Martin Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-rees/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/may/martin-rees/#itemlist", "name": "12 May Quotes By Martin Rees", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Space and time may have a structure as intricate as the fauna of a rich ecosystem, but on a scale far larger than the horizon of our observations.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", 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