Relativity. Gravity. Quantum. Electrodynamics. Evolution. Each of these theories is true, whether or not you believe in them.
Neil deGrasse TysonI know that the molecules in my body are traceable to phenomena in the cosmos. That makes me want to grab people on the street and say: โHave you HEARD THIS?
Neil deGrasse TysonWe're talking about a being whose very existence challenges our own sense of priority in the universe.
Neil deGrasse TysonWhen you advance a frontier and you do tomorrow what's never been done today, you have to innovate to make that happen. You become an innovation culture. When I grew up, every time I turned around it was, "Oh, here's the longest bridge or the deepest tunnel or the fastest airplane." And I originally thought that was just kind of like a pissing contest with men with too much testosterone. And then I realized that to make the tallest building you have to innovate. To make the fastest train you have to design the train in a way that it's never been designed before.
Neil deGrasse Tyson