Neil deGrasse Tyson

American astrophysicist
5 October 1958 —

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You know that passage in the Bible that says, "And the meek shall inherit the Earth"? Always wondered if that was mistranslated. Perhaps it actually says, "And the geek shall inherit the Earth.".

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When students cheat on exams it`s because our school system values grades more than students value learning.

Some morning while you`re eating breakfast and you need something new to think about, though, you might want to ponder the fact that you see your kids across the table not as they are but as they once were, about three nanoseconds ago.

Doing what has never been done before is intellectually seductive, whether or not we deem it practical.

One of the biggest problems with the world today is that we have large groups of people who will accept whatever they hear on the grapevine, just because it suits their worldview - not because it is actually true or because they have evidence to support it.

God is an ever receding pocket of scientific ignorance.

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