Every time there's a revolution, it comes from somebody reading a book about revolution. David Walker wrote a book and Nat Turner did his thing.
Mike Tyson
I did my time for the rape. I paid my money to Las Vegas. I paid my dues.
Another thing that freaks me out is time. Time is like a book. You have a beginning, a middle and an end. It's just a cycle.
If your ego starts out, 'I am important, I am big, I am special,' you're in for some disappointments when you look around at what... →
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Any time scientists disagree, it's because we have insufficient data. Then we can agree on what kind of data to get; we get the data; and the... →
If the only time you think of me as a scientist is during Black History Month, then I must not be doing my job as a scientist.
There is no science in this world like physics. Nothing comes close to the precision with which physics enables you to understand the world around... →
The universe is hilarious! Like, Venus is 900 degrees. I could tell you it melts lead. But that's not as fun as saying, 'You can cook a pizza... →
Half of my library are old books because I like seeing how people thought about their world at their time. So that I don't get bigheaded about... →
I've spent quality time in the aerospace community, with my service on two presidential commissions, but at heart, I'm an academic. Being an... →