Quotes by Neil deGrasse Tyson

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“ We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically. “

-Neil deGrasse Tyson-

We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically.

Curious that we spend more time congratulating people who have succeeded than encouraging people who have not.

Where ignorance lurks, so too do the frontiers of discovery and imagination

If you removed all the arteries, veins, & capillaries from a person’s body, and tied them end-to-end…the person will die.

I know that the molecules in my body are traceable to phenomena in the cosmos. That makes me want to grab people on the street and say: ‘Have you HEARD THIS?

For me, I am driven by two main philosophies: know more today about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You'd be surprised how far that gets you.

The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it.

Introducing Neil deGrasse Tyson