Neil deGrasse Tyson Quotes
If you want a nation to have space exploration ambitions, you've got to send humans.
Quotes to Explore
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I'm not running for state Senate because I wanted to become a politician. I'm running because I wanted to serve.
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I've always liked street lights, and I've always photographed them. I probably have a collection of two to three thousand photographs of them, just around the city, mainly at night.
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You don't run from the bad things in life; learn from them, because your worst is what will lead you to your best.
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I'm from New York, so I'm not a big driver.
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The theory seems to be that as long as a man is a failure he is one of God's children, but that as soon as he succeeds he is taken over by the Devil.
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I never wanted to give up my given name. I'm proud of it, but the only problem was that no one remembered it. It was just a little too awkward, and they mispronounced it so frequently.
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Historically, the Balkans have been an incubator of war.
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The question for France and all countries is, 'Do you favour foreign Internet operators that do not pay, or do you favour national operators who pay?'
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There's always the ongoing actor frustration of finding the great role to do next. I don't go to work a lot. I wait as long as I can until the money runs out or a great part comes along.
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I don't think any media has to feel obliged to show the cover of 'Charlie Hebdo.'
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War is not merely a political act but a real political instrument, a continuation of political intercourse, a carrying out of the same by other means.
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Government is a health hazard. Governments have killed many more people than cigarettes or unbuckled seat belts ever have.
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When you live in a condo complex with people next door, I don't know how you can be dead for four months without anybody noticing you not coming and going.
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Move fast. Speed is one of your main advantages over large competitors.
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I get more upset at losing at other things than chess. I always get upset when I lose at Monopoly.
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I think they are very important because westerns have a code and a symbolism.
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Days are long when you're filming, so I catch up on sleep during breaks to avoid looking tired.
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If a State has reliable scientific information that demonstrates that a warning is needed for a particular food, then in the interest of public health, it should share that information with the FDA and petition for a new national standard.
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I think being a writer is being heavily attuned to the absolute absurdity of things you take for granted, and I think that having actual parents who lived through the Cultural Revolution who are also interested in literature, they're also very attuned to those moments.
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The Christian's whole desire, at its best and highest, is that Jesus Christ be praised. It is always a wretched bastardization of our goals when we want to win glory for ourselves instead of for him.
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Women should not allow themselves to be caught up in the hype that says performance, meaning the motions, is what matters.
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Most importantly, I realize the value of the other people - the extended family - the other people within my community, my cultures: my teachers and the other people I call Auntie, Uncle, Godfather, Godbrother, whatever. These are people who pulled you in and made you part of their lives and their homes.
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Right now, I think robots are where it's at. And yes, I'm biased. Robots and space, because with home rocket kits and Lego Mindstorm sets, people can get involved. I was raised on Transformers and GoBots, so I can't imagine what kids who are building real robots are dreaming about.
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If you want a nation to have space exploration ambitions, you've got to send humans.
