More Quotes by Neil deGrasse Tyson
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.
I love being wrong because that means in that instant, I learned something new that day.
Claiming there is no other life in the universe is like scooping up some water, looking at the cup and claiming there are no whales in the ocean.
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 are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically.
To be scientifically literate is to empower yourself to know when someone else is full of bullshit.
If your belief system is not founded in an objective reality, you should not be making decisions that affect other people.
It's better to understand something than to memorize something.
The problem, often not discovered until late in life, is that when you look for things like love, meaning, motivation, it implies they are sitting behind a tree or under a rock. The most successful people recognize, that in life they create their own love, they manufacture their own meaning, they generate their own motivation. For me, I am driven by two main philosophies, know more today about the world than I knew yesterday. And along the way, lessen the suffering of others. You'd be surprised how far that gets you.
God is an ever receding pocket of scientific ignorance.
