A Quote by Neil deGrasse Tyson

“ignorance is the natural state of mind for a research scientist. People who believe they are ignorant of nothing have neither looked for, nor…

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

“People who believe they are ignorant of nothing have neither looked for, nor stumbled upon, the boundary between what is known and unknown in…

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

“But what if the universe was always there, in a state or condition we have yet to identify—a multiverse, for instance, that continually births…

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

“But what if the universe was always there, in a state or condition we have yet to identify—a multiverse, for instance, that continually births…

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

... informed ignorance provides the natural state of mind for research scientists at the ever-shifting frontiers of knowledge. People who believe themselves ignorant of…

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

“Learning how to transform mere ignorance into mystery, simple not knowing into wonder, is a useful skill. Because it turns out that the most…

— Tim Kreider

“Nonetheless, they remind us that ignorance is the natural state of mind for a research scientist.”

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

“In other words, scientists don't concentrate on what they know, which is considerable but also miniscule, but rather on what they don't know. The…

— Stuart Firestein

It has often been said that, to make discoveries, one must be ignorant. This opinion, mistaken in itself, nevertheless conceals a truth. It means…

— Claude Bernard

Where ignorance lurks, so too do the frontiers of discovery and imagination

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

“Ignorance is the perception of the nonexistent, and the nonperception of the Existent.”

— Yukteswar Giri

What can there be concerning outer space but ignorance?

— Nigel Kneale