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More Quotes by Neil deGrasse Tyson
Need a distraction today? Not only does 12 + 1 = 11 + 2, but the letters "twelve plus one" rearrange to give you "eleven plus two."
The Universe is under no obligation to make sense to you.
I love being wrong because that means in that instant, I learned something new that day.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
You don't want to raise a kid in a culture where the kid who asks the most questions is annoying. You want a culture where the kid who asks the most questions gets awards and gets another piece of cake.
