Neil deGrasse Tyson Quotes
If we find life out there, and it's not us, we will deem it not intelligent. But what may be equally as likely is that we find life that's vastly more intelligent than we are. If that's the case, we are putty in their hands.
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'Henry V' is a great deal more than almost any other hell-bent-for-armor movie that you've seen.
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I don't write listening to music, and in a way it seems silly that any writer should have to explain why not, as it's possibly no different from saying you don't eat gourmet dinners or play tennis while you're at the keyboard.
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It's always difficult with the superhero stuff because you're working with characters who have been written by 100 to 200 people over the past 20 years, at least, so they never sound the same or act the same. The best approach is to try to draw the best fitting line through all of the interpretations.
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It seems to me that unless you or someone very close to you has had a bad head injury, you really can't fathom it. You have no concept of what it is all about. It was so difficult for my whole family, not just me.
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If you keep on saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance of being a prophet.
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I think God gave us senses of humor, and we should use them.
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Trials by the adversarial contest must in time go the way of the ancient trial by battle and blood.
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Skid Row would probably be my favorite Jersey band.
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There comes a time when every scientist, even God, has to write off an experiment.
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Clearly, humans will always have a role to play in emergency response for law enforcement. But if there's an emergency, if there's a 911 call, the question is, do you want a human dashing off to respond to it right away?
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Applause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak ones.
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Playing further up the pitch, you have more opportunities to score and provide assists, and it's something I liked right from the start.
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We want every human being in the womb to be safe, not have these babies be killed to solve some dilemma.
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As we grow old, the beauty steals inward.
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'Baahubali's success augurs well for the Telugu film industry as a whole. It has opened up new markets.
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I have had just an excess of energy. That's why I've always been active.
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We have invented a new human right here - the right to return home after a war.
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One who is persistent will excel.
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I'm a big routine guy. I have to have everything in threes.
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Getting an audience requires luck as well as talent. Some artists are private and shy. It costs them too much.
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I'm an atheist, but I'm very relaxed about it. I don't preach my atheism, but I have a huge amount of respect for people like Richard Dawkins who do.
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Markets work when people can evaluate the prices and risks of different products, then pick the ones that work best for them. But when the terms of the deal are hidden, competition doesn't work. And customers aren't the only ones who are hurt.
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The clue to happiness is being interested in life. People's happiness is as great as they can create it.
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If we find life out there, and it's not us, we will deem it not intelligent. But what may be equally as likely is that we find life that's vastly more intelligent than we are. If that's the case, we are putty in their hands.
