Neil deGrasse Tyson

The claim that the universe was made for us is a human vanity.

The problem with 'alternative medicine' is that once it's proven to work, it's just called medicine.

I don't care if people don't like me. I care if they're wrong.

The most important thing about science is that it's self-correcting. Religion is not.

I don't have pet peeves; I have major psychotic fucking hatreds.

The cosmic perspective not only embraces our genetic kinship with all life on Earth but also values our chemical kinship with any yet-to-be discovered life in the universe, as well as our atomic kinship with the universe itself.

The internet is the most democratic thing that's ever happened in the history of civilization. And the most democratizing force in the history of civilization.

If you want to assert a truth, first make sure it's not just an opinion that you desperately want to be true.

The great thing about science is that it doesn't ask for your faith, it just asks for your eyes.

I don't have a problem with people believing in God. I have a problem with people believing in things that are demonstrably false.

The problem with society is not lack of knowledge, but the illusion of knowledge.

The more you know about the universe, the less you can believe in God.

I don't want to live in a world where people don't understand science. That's a world of darkness.

The most important thing about the scientific method is that it's self-correcting. You don't have to trust anyone. You can verify everything for yourself.

We spend the first year of a child's life teaching it to walk and talk and the rest of its life to shut up and sit down.

The only people who still call it 'global warming' are the ones who don't believe in it.

I'm often asked, 'What is the meaning of life?' I don't know, but I think that the search for meaning is a good meaning to have.

I don't have a problem with people believing in God. I have a problem with people who believe in God and use that as an excuse to be ignorant.

I'm a scientist. I don't believe in anything. I just believe in evidence.

Curiosity and the urge to solve problems are the great forces of human nature.