More Quotes by Neil deGrasse Tyson
Ignorance is a virus. Once it starts spreading it can only be cured by reason. For the sake of humanity, we must be that cure.
Knowing how to think empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think.
The most successful people recognize that in life they create their own love, they manufacture their own meaning, they generate their own motivation.
It's better to understand something than to memorize something.
In the end, it's the people who are curious who change the world.
We are part of this universe; we are in this universe, but perhaps more important than both of those facts, is that the universe is in us.
I love being wrong because that means in that instant, I learned something new that day.
If factual information upsets you, then you are creating a world that is not embracing objective truths, and that's not how you advance a democracy.
We should not be ashamed of not having answers to all questions yet... I'm perfectly happy staring somebody in the face saying, 'I don't know yet, and we've got top people working on it.' The moment you feel compelled to provide an answer, then you're doing the same thing that the religious community does: providing answers to every possible question.
There are as many atoms in each molecule of your DNA as there are stars in the typical galaxy. This is true for dogs, and bears, and every living thing. We are, each of us, a little universe.
