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Knowing how to think empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think.

Knowing how to think empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think.

Neil deGrasse Tyson
Thinking, Knowing, Empowering
Twitter post from May 19, 2012

I love being wrong because that means in that instant, I learned something new that day.

Neil deGrasse Tyson
Mean, Love Is, Something New
Source: www.npr.org

In the end, it's the people who are curious who change the world.

Neil deGrasse Tyson
People, World, Curious
Reddit AMA, www.reddit.com. December 17, 2011.

The Universe is under no obligation to make sense to you.

Neil deGrasse Tyson
Inspirational, I Hate You, Chalk
"I Watched Neil deGrasse Tyson Take On a Science Skeptic". Interview with Anthony Liversidge, gizmodo.com. January 20, 2017.

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

Neil deGrasse Tyson
Believe, Science, Bad Ass
Twitter post from Jun 14, 2013

Need a distraction today? Not only does 12 + 1 = 11 + 2, but the letters "twelve plus one" rearrange to give you "eleven plus two."

Neil deGrasse Tyson
Two, Giving, Mind Blowing
Twitter post from Dec 7, 2011

God is an ever receding pocket of scientific ignorance.

Neil deGrasse Tyson
Ignorance, Atheism, Pockets
"Neil deGrasse Tyson on Science, Religion and the Universe". "Moyers & Company" with Bill Moyers, billmoyers.com. January 17, 2014.

One of the biggest problems with the world today is that we have large groups of people who will accept whatever they hear on the grapevine, just because it suits their worldview—not because it is actually true or because they have evidence to support it. The really striking thing is that it would not take much effort to establish validity in most of these cases… but people prefer reassurance to research.

Neil deGrasse Tyson
People, Support, Effort

The worst thing that ever happened to America was the 19th Amendment.

Neil deGrasse Tyson
America, Amendments, Worst

The problem, often not discovered until late in life, is that when you look for things like love, meaning, motivation, it implies they are sitting behind a tree or under a rock. The most successful people recognize, that in life they create their own love, they manufacture their own meaning, they generate their own motivation. 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
Motivational, Philosophy, Happy Life
Reddit AMA, www.reddit.com. March 1, 2012.

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 Tyson
Ocean, Whales, Water

We are part of this universe; we are in this universe, but perhaps more important than both of those facts, is that the universe is in us.

Neil deGrasse Tyson
Nature, Important, Atoms
"The Most Astounding Fact About The Universe, As Told By Neil DeGrasse Tyson", www.huffingtonpost.com. March 12, 2012.

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
Thinking, Law, Knowing

I dream of a world where the truth is what shapes people's politics, rather than politics shaping what people think is true.

Neil deGrasse Tyson
Dream, Truth, Thinking
Twitter post from Jan 24, 2015

The molecules that comprise our body are traceable to the crucibles of the centers of stars.These atoms and molecules are in us because, in fact, the universe is in us. And, we are not only figuratively, but literally, stardust.

Neil deGrasse Tyson
Stars, Crucible, Molecules
Source: www.cbsnews.com

The problem in society is not kids not knowing science. The problem is adults not knowing science. They outnumber kids 5 to 1, they wield power, they write legislation. When you have scientifically illiterate adults, you have undermined the very fabric of what makes a nation wealthy and strong.

Neil deGrasse Tyson
Strong, Writing, Kids

Facts are true whether or not you believe them.

Neil deGrasse Tyson
Believe, Religion, Facts

The most successful people recognize that in life they create their own love, they manufacture their own meaning, they generate their own motivation.

Neil deGrasse Tyson
Motivation, Successful, People
Reddit AMA, www.reddit.com. March 1, 2012.

Ignorance is a virus. Once it starts spreading it can only be cured by reason. For the sake of humanity, we must be that cure.

Neil deGrasse Tyson
Ignorance, Knowledge, Humanity
"My Cancer Brings All the Crazies to the Yard" by Kevin Lankes, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 21, 2014.

God displayed a sense of humor when he configured the region between our legs an entertainment complex built around a sewage system.

Neil deGrasse Tyson
Legs, Entertainment, Sense Of Humor

Today, scientists sound the alarm on other environmental dangers. Vested interests still hire their own scientists to confuse the issue. But in the end, nature, will not be fooled.

Neil deGrasse Tyson
Issues, Environmental, Alarms
"Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey/ The Clean Room". Documentary, 2014.

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

Neil deGrasse Tyson
Beauty, Energy, Molecules

One thing in life is for certain, the more profoundly baffled you have been in your life, the more open your mind becomes to new ideas.

Neil deGrasse Tyson
Science, Things In Life, Ideas
Neil deGrasse Tyson (2007). “Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries”, p.305, W. W. Norton & Company

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
Philosophy, Knowledge, Kids
Reddit AMA, www.reddit.com. March 01, 2012.

If you want to assert a truth, first make sure it's not just an opinion that you desperately want to be true.

Neil deGrasse Tyson
Want, Firsts, Opinion
Twitter post from Jun 28, 2013

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