Neil deGrasse Tyson Quotes

Humans are natural-born scientists. When we're born, we want to know why the stars shine. We want to know why the sun rises.

I think humans have always felt watched back by whatever is out there flickering in the distance. What excites me is what the imagination creates, not simply in explanation of what is there but also to explain or justify the feeling of awe and attachment that the heavens inspire.

We need a space program because we need explorers. Its in our souls.

Curiosity is natural to the soul of man and interesting objects have a powerful influence on our affections.

How can you look at the galaxy and not feel insignificant?

With just one polka dot, nothing can be achieved. In the universe, there is the sun, the moon, the earth, and hundreds of millions of stars. All of us live in the unfathomable mystery and infinitude of the universe. Pursuing 'philosophy of the universe' through art under such circumstances has led me to what I call 'stereotypical repetition.'

What I see in science is a lot of imagination referring to things that are fundamental to what we are. Our cells, our history, our future, our place in the universe, our lack of place in the universe. That's poetry as far as I'm concerned.

Man by Nature desires to know.

The stars awaken a certain reverence, because though always present, they are inaccessible.

We should do astronomy because it is beautiful and because it is fun. We should do it because people want to know. We want to know our place in the universe and how things happen.

Space is a laboratory, an experiment in all forms of all things, an infinity of possibilities, properties, and places that cry out for investigation and exploration.

I was drawn to astronomy by a teenage existential quest. Around 13, I was deep into wondering about the meaning of life and what I was doing here. I turned to religion, but that did nothing for me. I got to wondering where was here. So, I began studying astronomy and became enthralled by what I learned.

I think my proper response is complete amazement and awe at the universe that we are in, and how it works is just far more complicated than humans will ever properly understand.

Play begins as a major feature of mammalian evolution and remains as a major method of becoming reconciled with our present universe.

I don't sit around wondering, 'Why am I here? Who made the stars?' I prefer to look at the stars and benefit from them rather than concern myself with how they got there.

I got into astronomy through an interest in religion.

I think being fascinated by others is just who we are; we're curious creatures.

Homo sapiens does its best to forget the fact, but it is an animal.

Space felt like home.

My whole entry into astronomy started from a spiritual place.

Space, the whole universe - I know no better place to find new physics.

The wonder is, not that the field of stars is so vast, but that man has measured it.

All men by nature desire to know. An indication of this is the delight we take in our senses; for even apart from their usefulness they are loved for themselves...

An explorer of the universe is sexier than a musician.

It'd be a shame to talk about the universe and not show some images of it, because we have some of the more stunning representations of our field relative to any of the sciences. But I don't use the imagery as a substitute for the insights and wisdom I can convey so that when you leave you say to yourself, "Wow, I'm a little more deeply connected to the universe, and I want to learn more."