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Neil Degrasse Tyson Quotes
The cross pollination of disciplines is fundamental to truly revolutionary advances in our culture.
~ Neil deGrasse Tyson
Advances
Cross
Culture
Disciplines
Fundamental
Our
Revolutionary
Truly
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The first colony on Mars is not going to be built by a private company. How are you going to make money? You're not.
~ Neil deGrasse Tyson
Built
Colony
Company
First
Going
How
Make
Mars
Money
Private
You
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The first trillionaire in the world will be the person who mines asteroids.
~ Neil deGrasse Tyson
First
Mines
Person
Who
Will
World
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The history of exploration across nations and across time is not one where nations said, 'Let's explore because it's fun.' It was, 'Let's explore so that we can claim lands for our country, so that we can open up new trade routes; let's explore so we can become more powerful.'
~ Neil deGrasse Tyson
Across
Because
Become
Claim
Country
Exploration
Explore
Fun
History
Lands
More
Nations
New
Open
Our
Powerful
Routes
Said
The History Of
Time
Trade
Up
Where
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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.
~ Neil deGrasse Tyson
Been
Checks
Columbus
Driven
Exploration
Had
Himself
History
Motivations
Never
Other
People
The History Of
Were
Who
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The humblest person in this world is the astrophysicist. Because we are face to face with our ignorance every single day.
~ Neil deGrasse Tyson
Because
Day
Every
Every Single Day
Face
Face-To-Face
Humblest
Ignorance
Our
Person
Single
Single Day
World
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The idea that science is just some luxury that you'll get around to if you can afford it is regressive to any future a country might dream for itself.
~ Neil deGrasse Tyson
Afford
Any
Around
Country
Dream
Future
Get
Idea
Itself
Just
Luxury
Might
Science
Some
You
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The methods and tools of science perennially breach barriers, granting me confidence that our epic march of insight into the operations of nature will continue without end.
~ Neil deGrasse Tyson
Barriers
Breach
Confidence
Continue
End
Epic
Insight
March
Me
Methods
Nature
Operations
Our
Science
Tools
Will
Without
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The most creative people are motivated by the grandest of problems that are presented before them.
~ Neil deGrasse Tyson
Before
Creative
Creative People
Most
Motivated
People
Presented
Problems
Them
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The need to create a new taxonomy that isn't just applying to our own solar system will become so evident and apparent that something will come out of it. I'm sure of it, even if it's not tomorrow.
~ Neil deGrasse Tyson
Apparent
Applying
Become
Come
Create
Even
Evident
Just
Need
New
Our
Out
Own
Solar
Solar System
Something
Sure
System
Tomorrow
Will
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The only driver stronger than an economic argument to do something is the war argument, the I-don't-want-to-die argument.
~ Neil deGrasse Tyson
Argument
Driver
Economic
Only
Something
Stronger
Than
War
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The only way you can invent tomorrow is if you break out of the enclosure that the school system has provided for you by the exams written by people who are trained in another generation.
~ Neil deGrasse Tyson
Another
Break
Exams
Generation
Invent
Only
Out
People
Provided
School
School System
System
Tomorrow
Trained
Way
Who
Written
You
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The Pacific is the best toilet for satellites.
~ Neil deGrasse Tyson
Best
Pacific
Satellites
Toilet
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The partisanship surrounding space exploration and the retrenching of U.S. space policy are part of a more general trend: the decline of science in the United States. As its interest in science wanes, the country loses ground to the rest of the industrialized world in every measure of technological proficiency.
~ Neil deGrasse Tyson
Country
Decline
Every
Exploration
General
Ground
Industrialized
Interest
Loses
Measure
More
Part
Partisanship
Policy
Proficiency
Rest
Science
Space
Space Exploration
States
Surrounding
Technological
Trend
United
United States
World
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The problem is not scientifically illiterate kids; it is scientifically illiterate adults. Kids are born curious about the natural world. They are always turning over rocks, jumping with two feet into mud puddles and playing with the tablecloth and fine china.
~ Neil deGrasse Tyson
About
Adult
Always
Born
China
Curious
Feet
Fine
Illiterate
Jumping
Kids
Mud
Natural
Natural World
Over
Playing
Problem
Rocks
Scientifically
Turning
Two
World
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The problem is that many people operate on the assumption that NASA should go to Congress every year with hat in hand and justify it every year. Well, I see it as the greatest economic driver that there ever was. Economic drivers don't need justification.
~ Neil deGrasse Tyson
Assumption
Congress
Driver
Drivers
Economic
Ever
Every
Go
Greatest
Hand
Hat
I See
Justification
Justify
Many
NASA
Need
Operate
People
Problem
See
Should
Well
Year
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The solar system should be viewed as our backyard, not as some sequence of destinations that we do one at a time.
~ Neil deGrasse Tyson
Backyard
Our
Sequence
Should
Solar
Solar System
Some
System
Time
Viewed
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The supermoon is a 16-inch pizza compared with a 15-inch pizza. It's a slightly bigger moon; I ain't using the adjective 'supermoon.'
~ Neil deGrasse Tyson
Adjective
Bigger
Compared
Moon
Pizza
Slightly
Using
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The theory of evolution, like the theory of gravity, is a scientific fact.
~ Neil deGrasse Tyson
Evolution
Fact
Gravity
Like
Scientific
Scientific Fact
Theory
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The universe is almost 14 billion years old, and, wow! Life had no problem starting here on Earth! I think it would be inexcusably egocentric of us to suggest that we're alone in the universe.
~ Neil deGrasse Tyson
Almost
Alone
Billion
Earth
Egocentric
Had
Here
I Think
Life
No Problem
Old
Problem
Starting
Suggest
Think
Universe
Us
Would
Would-Be
Wow
Years
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