Most science fiction is about tomorrow, a tomorrow brought to you by innovations in science and technology, and China was worried that if they just have everybody learning what is, they're not going to be in a position to invent a tomorrow because their brain isn't even wired to go in that direction.
Neil deGrasse TysonThe very nature of science is discoveries, and the best of those discoveries are the ones you don't expect.
Neil deGrasse Tyson... there is no shame in not knowing. The problem arises when irrational thought and attendant behavior fill the vacuum left by ignorance.
Neil deGrasse TysonYou could do math early, but there are no brilliant 16-year-old novelists. They don't know the human condition yet.
Neil deGrasse TysonThe 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. And there's Columbus - he couldn't even get Italy to pay for his voyage so he has to go to Spain.
Neil deGrasse Tyson