Claiming there is no other life in the universe is like scooping up some water, looking at the cup and claiming there are no whales in the ocean.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSONClaiming there is no other life in the universe is like scooping up some water, looking at the cup and claiming there are no whales in the ocean.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSONThe good thing about science is that it’s true whether or not you believe in it.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSONI think the best thing a parent can do, when raising a child, is simply get out of their way.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSONTo learn more about science, turn off your electronic device and go outside and look around a bit. Nature is calling you. Go on. The internet will still be here.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSONI object to religion in science classrooms not because it’s religion but because it’s not science.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSONPractically every food you buy in a store for consumption by humans is genetically modified food. There are no wild, seedless watermelons. There’s no wild cows.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSONScience is a way of equipping yourself with the tools to interpret what happens in front of you.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSONFacts are true whether or not you believe them.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSONWhen students cheat on exams, it’s because our school system values grades more than students value learning.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSONThere is no shame in not knowing. The problem arises when irrational thought and attendant behavior fill the vacuum left by ignorance.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSONWhat I’m saying is, when different experiments give you the same result, it is no longer subject to your opinion. That’s the good thing about science: It’s true whether or not you believe in it. That’s why it works.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSONThe theory of evolution, like the theory of gravity, is a scientific fact.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSONScience literacy is the artery through which the solutions of tomorrow’s problems flow.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSONYou 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.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSONKnowing how to think empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSONAfter 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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