Martin Rees Quotes & Sayings (Page 5)

“I've got no religious beliefs at all.”

“If you represent the Earth's lifetime by a single year, say from January when it was made to December, the 21st-century would be a quarter of a second in June - a tiny fraction of the year. But even in this concertinaed cosmic perspective, our century is very, very special: the first when humans can change themselves and their home planet.”

“All space projects push the frontiers of technology and are drivers of innovation.”

“I'm not myself religious but have no wish to insult or denigrate those who are.”

“It's often better to read first-rate science fiction than second-rate science - it's far more stimulating, and perhaps no more likely to be wrong.”

“Science isn't just for scientists - it's not just a training for careers.”

“Science shouldn't be just for scientists, and there are encouraging signs that it is becoming more pervasive in culture and the media.”

“Some claim that computers will, by 2050, achieve human capabilities. Of course, in some respects they already have.”

“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.”

“The advance of science spares us from irrational dread.”