Think Quotes by Neil deGrasse Tyson

24 Think quotes by Neil deGrasse Tyson

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Neil deGrasse Tyson’s 24 reflections on thinking blend humor with a love of discovery. They’re perfect for anyone who enjoys a quick, science‑flavored nudge toward curiosity.

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Knowing how to think empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think.

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I can't think that leaving Earth once is enough.

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We live on this speck called Earth - think about what you might do, today or tomorrow - and make the most…

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Just think for how long humanity was controlled by mystical, magical thinking - the diseases and suffering that led to. We managed…

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If you only think of me during Black History Month, I must be failing as an educator and as an astrophysicist.

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I think the greatest of people that have ever been in society, they were never versions of someone else. They were themselves.

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The center line of science literacy - which not many people tell you, but I feel this strongly, and I will go…

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There's something about witnessing something in the sky that makes people think they're seeing something unique or special. I don't really understand…

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Let's find a new way to think about the entire taxonomy of solar system objects, and not clutch to this concept of…

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No astrophysicist would deny the possibility of life. I think we're not creative enough to imagine what life would be like on…

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I think the greatest of people in society carved niches that represented the unique expression of their combinations of talents, and if…

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The universe is large and old, and the ingredients for life as we know it are everywhere, so there's no reason to…

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Part of what it is to be scientifically-literate, it's not simply, 'Do you know what DNA is? Or what the Big Bang…

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I think we are all the sum of that which has happened in our lives. And if you're successful, it would be…

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I'm often asked - and occasionally in an accusatory way - 'Are you atheist?' And it's like, 'You know, the only 'ist'…

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People credit me for making the universe interesting when in fact the universe is inherently interesting, and I'm merely revealing that fact.…

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“But who gets to think that way? Who gets to celebrate this cosmic view of life? Not the migrant farm worker. Not…

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I'd go back and hang out with Isaac Newton. I'm torn between do I hang out with him or do I bring…

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If you think of feelings you have when you are awed by something - for example, knowing that elements in your body…

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Stephen Hawking's been watching too many Hollywood movies. I think the only kind aliens in Hollywood are the ones created by Steven…

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You've never seen me debate anybody. On anything. Ever. My investment of time, as an educator, in my judgment, is best served…

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I'm baffled all the time. We don't know what's driving 96% of the universe. Everybody you know and love and heard of…

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I claim that all those who think they can cherry-pick science simply don't understand how science works. That's what I claim. And…

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Part of knowing how to think is knowing how the laws of nature shape the world around us. Without that knowledge, without…

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