Neil deGrasse Tyson on empowerment
Neil deGrasse Tyson74 quotes“Knowing how to think empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think.”
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God displayed a sense of humor when he configured the region between our legs an entertainment complex built around a sewage system.
Neil deGrasse TysonNeil deGrasse Tyson If we have the power to turn another planet into Earth, then we have the power to turn Earth back into Earth.
Neil deGrasse TysonNeil deGrasse Tyson When a coincidence seems amazing, that’s because the human mind isn’t wired to naturally comprehend probability & statistics.
Neil deGrasse TysonNeil deGrasse Tyson Science literacy is a vaccine against the charlatans of the world that would exploit your ignorance.
Neil deGrasse TysonNeil deGrasse Tyson Science is a philosophy of discovery. Intelligent design is a philosophy of ignorance. You cannot build a program of discovery on the assumption that nobody is smart enough to figure out the answer to a problem.
Neil deGrasse TysonNeil deGrasse Tyson I love being wrong because that means in that instant, I learned something new that day.
Neil deGrasse TysonNeil deGrasse Tyson Science is a way of equipping yourself with the tools to interpret what happens in front of you.
Neil deGrasse TysonNeil deGrasse Tyson When we try to look farther into the universe we come to what appears to be the end of space but actually it’s the beginning of time.
Neil deGrasse TysonNeil deGrasse Tyson Knowledge of the natural world and how it works should be counted as fundamental to informed governance. You can’t have a functioning democracy, if the electorate is under-informed or, worse, mis-informed.
Neil deGrasse TysonNeil deGrasse Tyson There’s a saying in the scientific community, that every great truth goes through three phases. First, people deny it. Second, they say that it conflicts with the Bible. Third, they say that they’ve known it all along.
Neil deGrasse TysonNeil deGrasse Tyson To be scientifically literate is to empower yourself to know when someone else is full of bullshit.
Neil deGrasse TysonNeil deGrasse Tyson It’s better to understand something than to memorize something.
Neil deGrasse TysonNeil deGrasse Tyson I wonder if, in fact, we have been observed by aliens and upon close examination of human conduct and human behavior they have concluded that there is no sign of intelligent life on Earth.
Neil deGrasse TysonNeil deGrasse Tyson I think the best thing a parent can do, when raising a child, is simply get out of their way.
Neil deGrasse TysonNeil deGrasse Tyson Everyone should have their mind blown once a day.
Neil deGrasse TysonNeil deGrasse Tyson After 50 years of television, there’s no other conclusion the aliens could draw, but that most humans are neurotic, death-hungry, dysfunctional idiots.
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Norah RoseNorah Rose A memory is a star or a stain.
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Little PaulsonLittle Paulson Do your own thing and live your way of happiness.
Emily BockEmily Bock I’ve experienced departure far too much to have the courage and call anyone my own.
Mira R. AridiMira R. Aridi More often than I am not, all I need is the rise of my own lungs – I am already complete.
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Michelle ObamaMichelle Obama I’m tough, I’m ambitious, and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a bitch, okay.
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