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 TYSONPerhaps we’ve never been visited by aliens because they have looked upon earth and decided there’s no sign of intelligent life.
More Neil deGrasse Tyson Quotes
-
-
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.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON -
I don’t want people to say, ‘Something is true because Tyson says it is true.’ That’s not critical thinking.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON -
The Universe is under no obligation to make sense to you.
NEIL 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 TYSON -
Part of knowing how to think is knowing how the laws of nature shape the world around us. Without that knowledge, without that capacity to think, you can easily become a victim of people who seek to take advantage of you.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON -
The theory of evolution, like the theory of gravity, is a scientific fact.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON -
Imagine a world in which we are all enlightened by objective truths rather than offended by them.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON -
No one is dumb who is curious. The people who don’t ask questions remain clueless throughout their lives.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON -
To be scientifically literate is to empower yourself to know when someone else is full of bullshit.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON -
Everyone should have their mind blown once a day.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON -
When scientifically investigating the natural world, the only thing worse than a blind believer is a seeing denier.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON -
I love being wrong because that means in that instant, I learned something new that day.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON -
Curious that we spend more time congratulating people who have succeeded than encouraging people who have not.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON -
Curiously, light-loving green plants reject the Sun’s green light, reflecting it back at you, which is why they look green.
NEIL 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 TYSON