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Neil Degrasse Tyson Quotes

Biography: Neil deGrasse Tyson is known for being an influential astrophysicist a... more Biography: Neil deGrasse Tyson is known for being an influential astrophysicist and science communicator. He serves as the director of the Hayden Planetarium and is a research associate in the department of astrophysics at the American Museum of Natural History. Tyson has authored several best-selling books and hosts the popular science podcast "StarTalk." less

"Only by questioning what we don't understand do we lead ourselves to discovery."

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"When scientific evidence is given, reasoning is paramount."

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"Creativity is seeing what everyone else sees but thinking what no one else has thought."

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"Our greatest achievements are born from our explorations of the unknown."

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"Experimentation is the true fountainhead of all knowledge."

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"The universe will keep surprising you with new questions as much as it will surprise you with new answers."

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"We are defined not only by what we create but what we refuse to destroy."

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"When you learn things in a state of awe, you learn better."

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"Acceleration of knowledge is limitless when we embrace our curiosity."

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"The universe is a limitless place, and exploration will alter our destiny."

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"Science literacy is the artery through which the solutions of tomorrow's problems flow."

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"The universe is not obliged to make sense to you."

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"Innovation is what you get when you put human talent into a diverse society."

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"We are stardust brought to life, then empowered by the universe to figure itself out—and we have only just begun."

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"Space exploration is a force of nature unto itself that no other force in society can rival."

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