The Best of Neil deGrasse Tyson

“There are no limits when you are surrounded by people who believe in you, or by people whose expectations are not set by the short-sighted attitudes of society, or by people who help to open doors of opportunity, not close them.”

“Curious that we spend more time congratulating people who have succeeded than encouraging people who have not.”

But I think I’m a good listener. I like it when people tell me I’ve done something wrong. I’ve seen people with underlings who are always telling them they’re great and I’m thinking, “If you’re actually that great, what do you need people telling it to you for? And if you’re not, then you’re missing possible adjustments that can improve your abilit... See more

Balance might be overrated. If your life is perfectly balanced—everything going smoothly—is it as dynamic as it could be? When life is out of balance, usually something is changing, and that’s not always a bad thing. It gives you a new perspective. New projects always send things out of balance. I embrace disruptions to circumstances I’ve grown com... See more

“When scientifically investigating the natural world, the only thing worse than a blind believer is a seeing denier.”

“The power and beauty of physical laws is that they apply everywhere, whether or not you choose to believe in them. In other words, after the laws of physics, everything else is opinion.”

“We are stardust brought to life, then empowered by the universe to figure itself out—and we have only just begun.”