“The great tragedy is that they're removing art completely, not because they're putting more science in, but because they can't afford the art teachers or because somebody thinks it's not useful. An enlightened society has all of this going on within it. It's part of what distinguishes what it is to…”— Neil deGrasse Tyson, en.wikiquote.org
“If aliens did visit us, I’d be embarrassed to tell them we still dig fossil fuels from the ground as a source of energy.”— Neil deGrasse Tyson, twitter.com
“Curious that we spend more time congratulating people who have succeeded than encouraging people who have not.”— Neil deGrasse Tyson, twitter.com
“Don’t know if it’s good or bad that a Google search on ‘Big Bang Theory’ lists the sitcom before the origin of the Universe.”— Neil deGrasse Tyson, twitter.com
“Creativity is seeing what everyone else sees, but then thinking a new thought that has never been thought before and expressing it somehow.”— Neil deGrasse Tyson, businessinsider.com
“Knowing where you came from is no less important than knowing where you are going.”— Neil deGrasse Tyson, haydenplanetarium.org
“It's the inspired student that continues to learn on their own. That's what separates the real achievers in the world from those who pedal along, finishing assignments.”— Neil deGrasse Tyson, sciencealert.com
“I am trying to convince people — not only the public, but lawmakers and people in power — that investing in the frontier of science, however remote it may seem in its relevance to what you're doing today, is a way of stockpiling the seed corns of future harvests of this nation.”— Neil deGrasse Tyson, youtube.com
“I don't want students who could make the next major breakthrough in renewable energy sources or space travel to have been taught that anything they don't understand, and that nobody yet understands, is divinely constructed and therefore beyond their intellectual capacity. The day that happens, Ameri…”— Neil deGrasse Tyson, haydenplanetarium.org
“During our brief stay on planet Earth, we owe ourselves and our descendants the opportunity to explore — in part because it's fun to do. But there's a far nobler reason. The day our knowledge of the cosmos ceases to expand, we risk regressing to the childish view that the universe figuratively and l…”— Neil deGrasse Tyson, haydenplanetarium.org
“The good thing about science is that it’s true whether or not you believe in it.”— Neil deGrasse Tyson, cnn.com
“Mr. Clarke: 'Hello?' Dustin: 'Mr Clarke, it's Dustin.' Mr. Clarke: 'Dustin? Is everything okay?' Dustin: 'Ye-yeah, I just, I, I have a... science question.' Mr. Clarke: 'It's ten o'clock on Saturday. Why don't we pick this up on...' Dustin: 'Do you know anything about sensory deprivation tanks? Spec…”— Ross Duffer, Matt Duffer, netflix.com
“It's not that the 1948 editors of 'Science Digest' were illogical; it's that logic doesn't work particularly well when applied to the future.”— Chuck Klosterman, amazon.com
“I tried to remain skeptical. I reminded myself that I was a man of science, even if I did usually get a C in it.”— Ernest Cline, amazon.com
“The language of God is not English or Latin; the language of God is cellular and molecular.”— Timothy Leary, en.wikiquote.org
“A Rainbow forms only broadside to your line of sight. That's why the pot of Gold at its base remains eternally out of reach.”— Neil deGrasse Tyson, twitter.com
“Some of my best friends -- actually every one of my best friends -- are made of chemicals.”— Neil deGrasse Tyson, twitter.com
“Will enjoy colorful fireworks tonight? Thank aluminum barium calcium chlorine copper iron nitrogen oxygen sodium and strontium.”— Neil deGrasse Tyson, twitter.com
“According to the song, Rudolph’s nose is shiny, which means it reflects rather than emits light. Useless for navigating fog.”— Neil deGrasse Tyson, twitter.com