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
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After all, what nobler thought can one cherish than that the universe lives within us all? The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. Science is something to be proud of, it allows us to understand the world inspite of ourselves.
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