Up Quotes 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…

— 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.'…

— Martin Rees

The advance of science spares us from irrational dread.

— 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…

— 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…

— Martin Rees

Crucial to science education is hands-on involvement: showing, not just telling; real experiments and field trips and not just 'virtual reality.'

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— Martin Rees

An insect is more complex than a star..and is a far greater challenge to understand.

— 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…

— 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…

— 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,'…

— Martin Rees