Neil deGrasse Tyson

Astronomy American 1958 355 quotes

Leading science communicator and astrophysicist

Quotes by Neil deGrasse Tyson

The universe is a canvas, and we are all artists, painting our own unique masterpieces.

Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey 2014

The greatest challenge in life is to understand the universe.

StarTalk Radio 2016

The universe is a book, and we are all readers, turning its pages and discovering its secrets.

Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey 2014

The greatest reward in life is to share your knowledge with others.

Twitter 2014

The universe is a mystery, and we are all detectives, trying to solve its puzzles.

Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey 2014

The greatest power we have is the power to imagine.

StarTalk Radio 2016

The universe is a dream, and we are all dreamers, creating our own realities.

Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey 2014

The greatest freedom is the freedom to think for yourself.

Twitter 2014

The universe is a mirror, reflecting our own thoughts and beliefs.

Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey 2014

The greatest adventure is the journey of self-discovery.

StarTalk Radio 2016

We are all connected; To each other. Biologically. To the Earth. Chemically. To the rest of the Universe atomically.

Speech 2014

Not only do our powers of prediction become less reliable with each step into the future, but our confidence in our predictions becomes less reliable too.

Book 2007

Curiosity is the lust of the mind.

Speech 2015

Science is true whether you believe in it or not.

Interview 2010

I think the greatest of people in society are the people who do the most good and benefit humanity.

Interview 2016

The atom's arranged in such a way that the book you write, the poem you write, the song you sing, is all determined by the chemistry of the atoms.

Speech 2014

Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future.

Book 2009

We live in a world where there is more and more information, and less and less meaning.

Interview 2012

The more you learn about the cosmos, the more completely absurd it becomes.

Book 2018

Ignorance is a preventable disease.

Speech 2013