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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 24 Jul 2012

    Odd that only in world politics is the number of people who want to kill you a measure of your importance.

    2:38 PM - 24 Jul 2012
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      1. Tom Yedwab‏ @tomyedwab 24 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson Politics & organized crime? Or do we not bother with the distinction anymore?

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      1. Don Cherry Parody‏ @DonCherryParody 24 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson YKNOW MIKE I THINK ITS ALSO TRUE IN JAIL! LET'S GO!

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      1. Benjamin.Maloney‏ @BMaloneyAFT 24 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson Sounds like Game of Thrones. What do you know?

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      1. ecstasy is the best drug ever‏ @obamabomb 22 Oct 2017
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        It's like that in the hood, too.

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      1. Meaningful proverbs‏ @AnnJoseph12 11 Mar 2013
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        @neiltyson News: Mandela leaves hospital healthy after tests. Proverb: Old people see best in the distance.(German) http://www.cuteproverbs.com 

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      1. gt1085‏ @gt1085 29 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson Could have said it better althought you know are just the measure of IMPORTANCE.You couldn`t have said it better

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      1. Mad To Live‏ @MadToTalk 27 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson Isn't that also true for the top ten most wanted list?

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      1. Lulu‏ @the_luc 27 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson also in military service or FBI Watch List.

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      1. A writhing mound of spiders in the shape of a man.‏ @meatrace 27 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson what about the rap game.

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      1. Angel P.‏ @angeldperez 26 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson Hip-Hop too

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      1. David‏ @KellDavid 26 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson any trips to Australia planned?...by u that is...sure many others have plans to go

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      1. Favstar.fm 250★'s‏ @Favstar250 25 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson Congrats on your 250★ tweet! http://favstar.fm/t/227880396044509185 …

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      1. Mykie G‏ @MykGarren 25 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson I've found the AMOUNT someone wants to kill you also reflects level of import. Re: My wife

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      1. Linda Cox Berdeaux‏ @LindaBerdeaux 25 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson What a STATEMENT...I'm trying to get my mind around it...mind blowingly true....

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      1. Cooper Carter‏ @cooper_carter 25 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson that or the military

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      1. Keated‏ @Keated 25 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson I'd imagine that the same would be true in the world of organised crime... hmm... what an interesting coincidence.

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      1. Ron Nacho‏ @RonNacho 25 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson it's almost as good a measure of importance as the amount of people you are able to kill.

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      1. Alex Cler‏ @ajcler 25 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson and the mafia

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      1. G.L. Dryfoos‏ @dryfoo 24 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson Also true in Public Health, but only if you're a dangerous germ.

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