Wanting to do one thing can require that you take on other interests. Neil deGrasse Tyson More Quotes by Neil deGrasse Tyson More Quotes From Neil deGrasse Tyson We need to look at NASA, not as a handout, but as an investment. Neil deGrasse Tyson investmentlooksneeds It's odd that the word 'atheist' even exist. I don't play golf, is there a word for non-golf players ? Neil deGrasse Tyson atheistplayergolf So while you're getting ripped apart head to toe as you fall into a black hole, you will also extrude through the fabric of space and time, like toothpaste squeezed through a tube. To all the words in the English language that describe ways to die (e.g., homicide, suicide, electrocution, suffocation, starvation) we add the term spaghettification. Neil deGrasse Tyson suicidesciencefall Let us not fool ourselves into thinking we went to the Moon because we are pioneers, or discoverers, or adventurers. We went to the Moon because it was the militaristically expedient thing to do. 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Worse yet, while the heroine bobs... we are treated to her view of this Hollywood sky-one where the stars on the right half of the scene trace the mirror image of the stars in the left half. How lazy can you get? Neil deGrasse Tyson bad-assstarsreal For the film to 'earn' the right to be criticized on a scientific level is a high compliment indeed. Neil deGrasse Tyson levelscompliment A scientist is just a kid who never grew up. Neil deGrasse Tyson scientistgrew-upkids I don't want to make a member of Congress do something that that member of Congress's constituents would not approve of, or would not agree to. So in that regard, I'm kind of the opposite of a lobbyist. Neil deGrasse Tyson lobbyistsoppositeswant So many people have that kind of attitude and approach to learning that it gives me great hope for the world. I say hope in the sense that innovations in science and technology will be the engines of a 21st century economy and I don't want to go broke, as a nation. 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Neil deGrasse Tyson conversationpeoplethinking For me, one of the most fertile consequences of the space program is the extent to which it stimulates people to innovate because they want to create a different tomorrow than what they're living in today. And it's that culture of innovation that spawns entirely new economies. Neil deGrasse Tyson innovationspacepeople If you love what you do, you'll be your best at it compared to anything else you might have chosen as a career. Or at least you will love it more, and you won't lead a depressed day of your life. Neil deGrasse Tyson chosencareersmight The value of the space program is beyond science, it's beyond military; it's a cultural shift in how we think of our place in the universe. Neil deGrasse Tyson spacemilitarythinking Let's invent a new tomorrow and then make it happen. Let's invent the city of tomorrow, the home of tomorrow, the transportation of tomorrow. Neil deGrasse Tyson tomorrowcitieshome If we're going to affect policy, or affect attitudes, for me, the adults have always been the target population. Neil deGrasse Tyson populationadultsattitude The history of exploration has never been driven by exploration. But Columbus himself was a discoverer. So was Magellan. But the people who wrote checks were not. They had other motivations. And there's Columbus - he couldn't even get Italy to pay for his voyage so he has to go to Spain. Neil deGrasse Tyson spainmotivationpeople
