1,151 Quotes by Neil deGrasse Tyson

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.

Perhaps we’ve never been visited by aliens because they have looked upon Earth and decided there’s no sign of intelligent life.

Extreme skepticism and extreme gullibility are two equal ways of not having to think at all. And I don’t think I’m the first to say that.

And what happens when you stop innovating? Everyone else catches up, your jobs go overseas, and then you cry foul: Ooohh, they’re paying them less over there, and the playing field is not level. Well, stop whining and start innovating.

If you’re scientifically literate, the world looks very different to you, and that understanding empowers you.

If cosmological theory were dominated by women, who are no strangers to cycles, how can we know for sure that we wouldn’t then be told that the oscillating universe is the more aesthetically fulfilling alternative?

The cosmic perspective reminds us that in space, where there is no air, a flag will not wave – an indication that perhaps flag waving and space exploration do not mix.

We are star dust in the highest exalted way, called by the universe, reaching out to the universe.

Earth’s brightness is less than one-billionth that of the Sun, and our planet’s proximity to the Sun would make it extremely hard for anybody to see Earth directly with a visible light telescope.