Neil deGrasse Tyson Luxury Quotations

The idea that science is just some luxury that you'll get around to if you can afford it is regressive to any future a country might dream for itself.

I think the greatest of people in society carved niches that represented the unique expression of their combinations of talents, and if everyone had the luxury of expressing the unique combinations of talents in this world, our society would be transformed overnight.

Society needs to see science not as a luxury of funding but as a fundamental activity that drives enlightenment, economics, and security.

I think if everyone had the luxury to pursue a life of exactly what they love, we would all be ranked as visionaries and brilliant.

Too many people view on [space exploration] as a luxury rather than as a fundamental driver to stimulate interest in science to everyone in the educational pipeline. It's vital to our prosperity and security.