Neil deGrasse Tyson Quotes

Part of what it is to be scientifically-literate, it's not simply, 'Do you know what DNA is? Or what the Big Bang is?' That's an aspect of science literacy. The biggest part of it is do you know how to think about information that's presented in front of you.

Neil deGrasse Tyson

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I'm a fiend for costume jewellery and have countless pairs of rhinestone or diamante earrings, which are so flattering when they catch the light. I love the designers Alexis Bittar and Kenneth Jay Lane, and I always go to jewellers Butler & Wilson.

Joan Collins

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I know what it's like to be from an incredibly small town and the oppressiveness of it and the desire to get out. But I didn't realize that readers in Seattle, New York, and San Francisco might not get that so instinctively.

John Corey Whaley

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Revolution, n. In politics, an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment.

Ambrose Bierce

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When you're making a film, you have to make most of your decisions on the run, and there is a tendency to always shoot from the hip.

Stanley Kubrick

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When I met Christophe Waltz, I was so shy! I was like, 'Oh, hi! Um, I'm Stephanie!' He's one of my favorite actors.

Stephanie Sigman

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What started happening really quickly after 9/11 and the construction of this 'War on Terror' business is that I saw all kinds of parallels between the way that was being constructed and the way that prisons had been constructed since the early 1980s.

Trevor Paglen

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We're not trying to be Amazon, all things to all people.

Mindy Grossman

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Basically, I would be happy with any profession where I got to be creative and make things.

Christopher Paolini

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Sometimes it takes ten seconds to see some humor in your dilemmas, sometimes ten years.

Allen Klein

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But I'm trying not to be cynical - I don't want to be one of those people who has a cool opportunity and blows it. It's really amazing what's happening to me.

Shannyn Sossamon

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There are certain things I will automate, but when it comes to quality control, I want to keep a very close eye.

Tim Ferriss

QualityControlEyeWantWillKeep

I feel like if I had a spirit animal, it would be Holly Hunter.

Noel Wells

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