Neil deGrasse Tyson Quotes
You can't train kids in a world where adults have no concept of what science literacy is. The adults are gonna squash the creativity that would manifest itself, because they're clueless about what it and why it matters. But science can always benefit from the more brains there are that are thinking about it - but that's true for any field.
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Time spent on any item of the agenda will be in inverse proportion to the sum involved.
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People take things so seriously.
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A good book, in the language of the book-sellers, is a salable one; in that of the curious, a scarce one; in that of men of sense, a useful and instructive one.
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I feel like, for me, different environments are very important to me creatively. I think it's my norm to be on the move.
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Each age has deemed the new-born year the fittest time for festal cheer.
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If you're in a dark place, you're there for a reason. And the only way to get through to those kids or to other people going through the same thing is really to meet them in that dark place and then slowly bring them to the light.
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People are so wonderful that a photographer has only to wait for that breathless moment to capture what he wants on film.
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There is very strong historical data that suggests the way societies grow is by making large, long-term investments.
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A man will turn over half a library to make one book.
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If I have a 100 percent batting average, you should fire me, because it means we haven't tried anything really noble.
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When friends ask for a second cup they are open to conversation.
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I'll tell you what's helped me my entire life. I look at baseball as a game. It's something where people can go out, enjoy and have fun. Nothing more.
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See, Ebola, like all threats to humanity, it's fueled by mistrust and distraction and division. When we build barriers amongst ourselves, and we fight amongst ourselves, the virus thrives. But unlike all threats to humanity, Ebola is one where we're actually all the same. We're all in this fight together.
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I would not hesitate to vote for a white person as president if I thought he was the best person for the job.
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Hope is a great falsifier. Let good judgment keep her in check.
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A good leader must be fair.
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I adore Bette Davis and Vivien Leigh, but more because they were good actresses. That's what makes me interested in them, that they didn't present themselves as idols; they were just doing their jobs.
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'Breakfast at Tiffany's' isn't a great movie because Audrey Hepburn is brilliant and everyone else isn't. It's a great movie because everybody is fascinating, and she is at the center of it being amazing.
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If Mom is healthy, then her child is more likely to thrive, more likely to have a better quality of life and, ultimately, better able to provide for his or herself.
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I hope my books empower kids, and that they learn how to work out their problems themselves.
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In New York I pretty much live in diners - I order French Fries, Diet Coke floats and lots of coffee.
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In the U.S., it is a crime to lie to a federal agent, and it's often this that sends people to jail over financial matters.
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Yoga is your mind control capacity.
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You can't train kids in a world where adults have no concept of what science literacy is. The adults are gonna squash the creativity that would manifest itself, because they're clueless about what it and why it matters. But science can always benefit from the more brains there are that are thinking about it - but that's true for any field.
