Not only are we in the universe, the universe is in us. I don't know of any deeper spiritual feeling than what that brings upon me.
Neil deGrasse TysonI can't tell you how many people say they were turned off from science because of a science teacher that completely sucked out all the inspiration and enthusiasm they had for the course.
Neil deGrasse TysonThe show [ StarTalk ] was born as a radio program out of a National Science Foundation grant.
Neil deGrasse TysonIn the first year of a child's life we teach them to walk and talk. And then for the rest of their lives we want them to sit down and be quiet.
Neil deGrasse TysonI think everyone should have a personal mission to leave the Earth a better place for them having lived in it and let Earth then take it from there.
Neil deGrasse TysonThere are photons that have been traveling for 30,000 years, and I'm... snatching them from this journey and planting them into my digital detector. And then I started feeling bad for the photon, and I said maybe it wanted to continue but I got in its way. But then I said, no, those are probably happier photons than the one that slammed into the mountainside that will go unanalyzed and will not contribute to the depth of our understanding of the universe.
Neil deGrasse Tyson