1,151 Quotes by Neil deGrasse Tyson

My parents didn't know much science; in fact, they didn't know science at all. But they could recognize a science book when they saw it, and they spent a lot of time at bookstores, combing the remainder tables for science books to buy for me. I had one of the biggest libraries of any kid in school, built on books that cost 50 cents or a dollar.

I am proud to be part of a species where a subset of its members willingly put their lives at risk to push the boundaries of our existence.

Quantum physics fluctuates all the time. But now the fluctuations are not just particles coming into and out of existence, which happens all the time. It's whole universes coming into and out of existence.

I'd rather enjoy the money, and then be buried, offering my body back to the flora and fauna of which I have dined my whole life.

The humblest person in this world is the astrophysicist. Because we are face to face with our ignorance every single day.

I think if everyone had the luxury to pursue a life of exactly what they love, we would all be ranked as visionaries and brilliant.

Society needs to see science not as a luxury of funding but as a fundamental activity that drives enlightenment, economics, and security.

I don't comment on the physics errors of 'Star Wars,' all right. I just - you let that one go.

You get to say that the Earth is flat because we live in a country that guarantees your free speech. But it's not a country that guarantees that anything you say is correct.