Neil deGrasse Tyson Quotes

I work when I feel like I can do something that pleases me, that I think I can give a little more than I've given up to yesterday.

I was inspired by lots of people, certainly in acting and in writing and stuff, but I never wanted to be somebody else.

I haven't got one or two people that I aspired to be like.

I don't think it makes me a role model. I think it makes me inspiring. Cause I'm from the bottom I think they look at me and go 'well, if he made it, I can make it'

We have our own reasons for what's motivating us right now.

Sometimes you have to find the passion. It comes from the inside... Everyone has to find it for themselves.

I am my own cheerleader. I am the one who puts my goals, who pushes myself to get to the next goal. I don't have someone next to me saying, 'Here you go, now do this, it's your next step, go for it.'

Everyone has their own mantra.

People see me in powerful roles. That's what people want to see. That's what I want to do.

I inspire myself.

I never said to myself, 'I'm going to be the greatest.' I just wanted to do my own thing.

Everybody has will - you just have to gather it. And I guess you choose where your inspiration comes from and give yourself that permission.

It's not about motivation. It's about what's driven inside of you.

I want to inspire people to do whatever they desire in life.

My motivation is not to try to inspire, but rather to do things that inspire me and hopefully that will spread to others.

I think motivation is a thing that is inside of you.

Folks should find what really inspires them; they should always pursue what they want to do.

I have the type of passion that I don't think a lot of people have.

I can't be Stevie Wonder; I can't be Marvin Gaye, but I can be the foundation that I think withholds that mold.

The most important thing for me is the thing I strive for. But I also hope when I play my songs for people - adult, children, mostly children - that they feel mighty, they feel noble, they feel like warriors. And they feel like they can do anything in the world because that's how I feel.

I don't have a role model.

You start comparing yourself to other people, you end up trying to be that person. You've got to be your own person, do it your own way. You can be motivated by somebody, but you don't have to take after them.

Do stuff. Be clenched, curious. Not waiting for inspiration's shove or society's kiss on your forehead.

There are so many dramatic actors where I would give all of my anything to have their careers, but I don't think I can try to follow anyone.

It's not about 'what can I accomplish?' but 'what do I want to accomplish?' Paradigm shift.