Neil deGrasse Tyson Quotes

But, you know, I'm sorry, I think democracy requires participation. I mean, I don't want to proselytize but I do feel some sort of duty to participate in the process in some way other than just blindly getting behind a political party.

A better educated electorate might change the reason many persons vote.

I'm moved to think about the political state of our country right now. Most people who go out and vote have a very clear sense of what's right and wrong. And a lot of those people who don't aren't sure, so they don't go out and vote.

Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and senators and congressmen and government officials, but the voters of this country.

If you're listening to a rock star in order to get your information on who to vote for, you're a bigger moron than they are.

I kinda halfway paid attention to politics during my early years, but the older you get, the more you realize it's very important to pay attention to who gets elected. They can ruin the country.

Being adequately informed is a democratic duty, just as the vote is a democratic right. A misinformed electorate, voting without knowledge, is not a true democracy.

I feel a real responsibility to my community and so right now there has been this bizarre myth in our community how our vote doesn't count. I'm trying to get out there and re-educate on how the government works and break that myth and talk about the importance of being involved.

No citizen is apolitical; as a citizen, by definition, has to take interest in public affairs.

I'm one of those goobers who comes out of the polling place actually wearing the 'I VOTED' sticker on my jacket.

As I said, I spent most of my adult life thinking I didn't have a vote, and therefore that what I thought didn't matter.

Pretty much all I say politically is I encourage people to register to vote.

I don't follow politics; it doesn't interest me. So why should I vote?

I have a very strong political outlook, and that is something I'd like to take more responsibility for in my life. I don't believe in utilising certain aspects of the power I have with celebrity to push that forward, but I would like to make some films that address some of those political issues.

I think politics is important. It's how we run our society. I think it should be natural to have an interest in the subject, and I almost don't understand why some people don't.

The first duty of an American citizen, then is that he shall work in politics.

In a democracy citizens are entitled to know what is in store for them before they vote.

Political action is the highest responsibility of a citizen.

I like to bring my kids to the voting booth to show them how it works. I'll let them draw their own conclusions as to how worthwhile it is.

Come prepared because you don't want to dilute the votes out there because you are uninformed and you're spoon-fed something that's inaccurate, or you don't even bother to equip yourself with the facts - anybody out there, this goes for everyone.

I didn't think politics had anything to do with our daily lives. I had never voted. Well boy I know now.

I ask you to find your voice and use it not only to choose your elected officials but to shape the issues that will shape our lives.

We don't just show up at election time; we're there full time.

Appeal must be to an informed, civically militant electorate.

The fact that a man is to vote forces him to think. You may preach to a congregation by the year and not affect its thought because it is not called upon for definite action. But throw your subject into a campaign and it becomes a challenge.