The silent adjustments to understand colloquial language are enormously complicated.
Tractatus Logico-PhilosophicusIt is better to predict dramatic things that don't happen than boring things that do.
Nathan MyhrvoldIf people don't find what you are doing threatening, then it is probably not very important.
Nathan MyhrvoldFor centuries, magicians have intuitively taken advantage of the inner workings of our brains.
Neil deGrasse TysonSpace enthusiasts are the most susceptible demographic to delusion that I have ever seen.
Neil deGrasse TysonPeople generally don't recognize how long it takes to conceive, publish, and write a book.
Neil deGrasse TysonBeing at the top of your game intellectually, philosophically, politically, is not a forever thing.
Neil deGrasse TysonPretty much every plant and animal alive today is the result of eons of natural cross-breeding.
Neil deGrasse TysonThe most creative people are motivated by the grandest of problems that are presented before them.
Neil deGrasse TysonSpace in general gave us GPS - that's not specifically NASA, but it's investments in space.
Neil deGrasse TysonAs an American, I grew up in an era where we led the world in everything. Everything!
Neil deGrasse TysonAdversities such as being homeless and going to prison has made many people stronger.
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