It is in the best interests of civilization and our economy and our nation to understand what objective truths are as revealed by the methods and tools of science.
Neil deGrasse TysonScience is not a subject you took in school. It's life. We are wrapped by it, in it, with it.
Neil deGrasse TysonNo one wants to die, and no one wants to die poor. These are the two fundamental truths that transcend culture, they transcend politics, they transcend economic cycles.
Neil deGrasse TysonThe urge to miniaturize electronics did not exist before the space program. I mean our grandparents had radios that was furniture in the living room. Nobody at the time was saying, 'Gee, I want to carry that in my pocket.' Which is a non-thought.
Neil deGrasse Tyson