For me, I am driven by two main philosophies: know more today about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You'd be surprised how far that gets you.

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"If every day were Earth Day we wouldn’t be in the mess we’re in."

- Neil deGrasse Tyson

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"If every day were #EarthDay we wouldn’t be in the mess we’re in."

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"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 we've discovered about the universe. No, you're not big. No, you're not. You're small in time and in space. And you have this frail vessel called the human body that's limited on Earth."

- Neil deGrasse Tyson

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"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."

- Neil deGrasse Tyson

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"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 something we just discovered and I can be humble about where we might go next. Because you can see who got stuff right and most of the people who got stuff wrong."

- Neil deGrasse Tyson

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"Beauty is a gentle and loving heart."

- Beauty and the Beast

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"There is no greater beauty than kindness and compassion."

- Beauty and the Beast

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"Selflessness is the most beautiful trait one can possess."

- Beauty and the Beast

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"A kind heart can bring light to the darkest of places."

- Beauty and the Beast

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"In helping others, we shall help ourselves, for whatever good we give out completes the circle and comes back to us."

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