I have found that when calculating what no one has calculated before, like my observing sessions on the mountain, my mental acuity peaks. Ironically, these are the times that I would flunk the reality check normally reserved for mental patients and dazed boxers: What is your name? What day is it? Who is the president of the United States?... I do not know, and I do not care. I am at peace with my equations as I connect to the cosmic engines that drive our universe.
(The Sky Is Not the Limit, 2004)

Neil deGrasse Tyson

All Quotations by Neil deGrasse Tyson

Select Neil deGrasse Tyson Quotations

After all, what nobler thought can one cherish than that the universe lives within us all?

Neil deGrasse Tyson (Death by Black Hole, 2007)

The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it.

Neil deGrasse Tyson

Science is something to be proud of, it allows us to understand the world inspite of ourselves.

Neil deGrasse Tyson (Interview, 2011)

All Neil deGrasse Tyson Quotes