Neil deGrasse Tyson

I often think about how small we are in the grand scheme of things, and it makes me feel both humbled and empowered.

I'm not a fan of dogma. I prefer to let the evidence speak for itself.

The universe doesn't care about your feelings. It just is.

I'm not a fan of people who try to cram their beliefs down your throat. I prefer to share information, and let people make up their own minds.

The most important thing is to never stop asking questions.

I think the universe is a lot weirder than we give it credit for.

I'm not a fan of people who think they have all the answers. The universe is too vast and complex for anyone to have all the answers.

My ideal day involves a lot of reading, a lot of thinking, and a lot of looking up at the stars.

I think the best way to learn is to teach.

I'm glad to be alive to see the universe unfold.

I’m convinced that about half of what separates the successful entrepreneurs from the non-successful ones is pure perseverance.

The more I learn about the universe, the less convinced I am that there’s some sort of benevolent intelligence behind it.

I'm often asked whether I believe in God. I'm an agnostic.

You know, the nice thing about science is that it’s an equal-opportunity destroyer of belief systems.

Intelligent design, as I understand it, means that you have an intelligent designer somewhere. And the problem with that is, if you’re going to invoke an intelligent designer, you have to ask, 'Who designed the intelligent designer?'

When you look at the universe, and you have no idea what it is, then you turn to superstition.

I'm not a fan of people who say, 'I believe in science.' Science is not a belief system. Science is a method.

The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence.

If you are scientifically literate, the world looks very different to you, and that difference, I think, is a difference for the better.

My goal is to get people to think — to understand that the universe is larger than them and their problems.