“I have found in work that you only get back what you put into it, but it does come back gift-wrapped.” Quote by Joyce Brothers
“Religions are not imaginative, not poetic, not soulful. On the contrary, they are parochial, small-minded, niggardly with the human imagination, precisely where science is generous.” HumansReligionImaginationContraryGenerousPoeticImaginativeSoulfulHuman Imagination Author:Richard Dawkins
“It is possible to enjoy the Mozart concerto without being able to play the clarinet. In fact, you can learn to be an expert connoisseur of music without being able to play a note on any instrument. Of course, music would come to a halt if nobody ever learned to play it. But if everybody grew up thinking that music was synonymous with playing it, think how relatively impoverished many lives would be. Couldn't we learn to think of science in the same way?” IfsThinkingWayPlayFactsWould BeAbleScienceCoursesEnjoyGrewGrew UpInstrumentsNotesExpertsHaltConnoisseurClarinet Author:Richard Dawkins
“It would be intolerant if I advocated the banning of religion, but of course I never have.” IfsWould BeCourses Author:Richard Dawkins
“I don't want people to say, 'Something is true because Tyson says it is true.' That's not critical thinking.” PeopleThinkingWantCriticalCritical ThinkingTyson Author:Neil deGrasse Tyson
“All of the full moons for the entire year are special in that they have particular names.” YearsNamesSpecialParticularMoonFull Moon Author:Neil deGrasse Tyson
“In any city with lots of skyscrapers, lots of skyline, the moon seems bigger than it is. It's called the moon illusion.” SeemsCitiesMoonIllusionBiggerSkyscraperSkylines Author:Neil deGrasse Tyson
“For centuries, magicians have intuitively taken advantage of the inner workings of our brains.” BrainTakenCenturyAdvantageMagicianTaken Advantage Author:Neil deGrasse Tyson
“The history of exploration across nations and across time is not one where nations said, 'Let's explore because it's fun.' It was, 'Let's explore so that we can claim lands for our country, so that we can open up new trade routes; let's explore so we can become more powerful.'” SaidCountryFunNationsPowerfulLandClaimsTradeOur CountryExplorationRoutes Author:Neil deGrasse Tyson