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More Quotes by Neil deGrasse Tyson
To be scientifically literate is to empower yourself to know when someone else is full of bullshit.
The molecules that comprise our body are traceable to the crucibles of the centers of stars.These atoms and molecules are in us because, in fact, the universe is in us. And, we are not only figuratively, but literally, stardust.
The worst thing that ever happened to America was the 19th Amendment.
One of the biggest problems with the world today is that we have large groups of people who will accept whatever they hear on the grapevine, just because it suits their worldview—not because it is actually true or because they have evidence to support it. The really striking thing is that it would not take much effort to establish validity in most of these cases… but people prefer reassurance to research.
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.
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.
Pretending to know everything closes the door to finding out what's really there.
It's better to understand something than to memorize something.
I dream of a world where the truth is what shapes people's politics, rather than politics shaping what people think is true.
