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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 23 Dec 2012

    Every great journey begins with a single step, except if you've got a rocket. Then, it's the single step that ends it.

    8:15 AM - 23 Dec 2012
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      1. Flixnut‏ @flixnut1 23 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson In your next tweet, hit us with some big-brain haiku.

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      1. Diane Albertina‏ @BirdyBgood 27 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson U clever with words... here's one small step (the last for this trip!) .. back to earth we go we go, to grandma's house we go...

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      1. Jana‏ @jojans4 26 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson Curiosity didn't win person of the year. Is this because she (Curiosity) is regrettably not a she ( or a he either), but an it?

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      1. Vinnie Bartilucci‏ @VBartilucci 24 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson I thought this needed saying.http://is.gd/sZQx1t 

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      1. Mark‏ @marks359 24 Dec 2012
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        Great dancing from @neiltysonhttp://www.break.com/index/neil-degrasse-tyson-dancing-2399253 …

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      1. Mary Adam‏ @AdamToocrazy 24 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson Follow me please!!!

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      1. Al Quintero‏ @alquintero 24 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson you need to write a book about how to raise your kids to question ideas and think scientifically. I know I'd buy it for my son!

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      1. Sharon The Cat‏ @Sharonisyourgod 24 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson That just rocked my face off.

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      1. Jacob Hrayki‏ @jacobhrayki 24 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson Words that make questions may not be questions at all , what did you mean by that?

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      1. Tyler Clarke‏ @tylergclarke 24 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson Would a feather still fall gently in a vacuum that's completely devoid of oxygen? #cantsleep

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      1. LucyAKACecilia‏ @LucyAKACecilia 23 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson I'm loving that saying. Thanks! : ) Happy Holidays to one cool scientist! Quote: "Great thinkers are sexy!" - LucyAKACecilia

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      1. Susanne Duncker‏ @suvidu 23 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson … except if it is a rocket like Soyuz or another one that brings you to space.

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      1. Kathleen king‏ @bikechik 23 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson heard latest Star Talk, re: fruity drinks. You should be drinking the Cosmicpolitan! (it exists)

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      1. F. Braun McAsh‏ @FBraunMcAsh 23 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson Sort of like "If at first you don't succeed, perhaps skydiving isn't your sport."

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      1. Ray Weadick‏ @insanityepitome 23 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson You still have to step into the rocket.

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