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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.
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More Quotes by Neil deGrasse Tyson
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.
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.
I love being wrong because that means in that instant, I learned something new that day.
Knowing how to think empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think.
I know of no time in human history where ignorance was better than knowledge.
It's better to understand something than to memorize something.
The problem in society is not kids not knowing science. The problem is adults not knowing science. They outnumber kids 5 to 1, they wield power, they write legislation. When you have scientifically illiterate adults, you have undermined the very fabric of what makes a nation wealthy and strong.
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.
Why can't we summon the ingenuity and courage of the generations that came before us? The dinosaurs never saw that asteroid coming. What's our excuse?
I dream of a world where the truth is what shapes people's politics, rather than politics shaping what people think is true.
