I lose sleep at night wondering whether we are intelligent enough to figure out the universe. I don't know.
Neil deGrasse TysonNever presume that just because you disagree with an idea that you must be correct.
Neil deGrasse TysonThe school system is constructed to praise you if you get high grades. And if you get straight A's, you're the one that everyone puts forward, and they prognosticate that the straight-A person is the one most likely to succeed, because that's the way the school system is constructed and conceived.
Neil deGrasse TysonIf there were biologists among the extremophiles organisms that live in extreme conditions, they would surely classify themselves as normal and any life that thrived in room temperature as an extremophile.
Neil deGrasse TysonDon't get in the way of children who find it natural and obvious to explore the world around them - even if it means they make a mess of your kitchen or living room. It's all about your perspective on these things. Let them play. When you do, the kids do not have to be reintroduced to ways of questioning nature, and the task of promoting science would be a trivial exercise.
Neil deGrasse Tyson