All the atoms we are made of are forged from hydrogen in stars that died and exploded before our solar system formed. So if you are romantic, you can…

- 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 in the game …

- Martin Rees

We need to broaden our sympathies both in space and time - and perceive ourselves as part of a long heritage, and stewards for an immense future.

- Martin Rees

The universe is still a place of mystery and wonder.

- Martin Rees

Science is a part of culture. Indeed, it is the only truly global culture because protons and proteins are the same all over the world, and it's the …

- Martin Rees

Most educated people are aware that we are the outcome of nearly 4 billion years of Darwinian selection, but many tend to think that humans are someh…

- Martin Rees

Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.

- Martin Rees

Nuclear weapons can be dismantled, but they cannot be uninvented.

- Martin Rees

I recall a lecture by John Glenn, the first American to go into orbit. When asked what went through his mind while he was crouched in the rocket nose…

- Martin Rees