1,151 Quotes by Neil deGrasse Tyson

Passion is what gets you through the hardest times that might otherwise make strong men weak, or make you give up.

We need more science in the world. Train me.

The very nature of science is discoveries, and the best of those discoveries are the ones you don't expect.

There is a growing awareness that we're losing our technological competitive edge. I think there's an awareness that we're losing our leadership, and that maybe our self image over the past several decades has been a little bit delusional.

Once you have an innovation culture, even those who are not scientists or engineers - poets, actors, journalists - they, as communities, embrace the meaning of what it is to be scientifically literate. They embrace the concept of an innovation culture. They vote in ways that promote it. They don't fight science and they don't fight technology.

There's a saying in the scientific community, that every great truth goes through three phases. First, people deny it. Second, they say that it conflicts with the Bible. Third, they say that they've known it all along.

No one is dumb who is curious.

Enjoying science shouldn't be rocket science.

There is no greater education than one that is self-driven.