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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 21 Jan 2013

    Martin Luther King Jr's lone astro-gaffe, quoting a poem to boost audience morale: "If you can't be the Sun, be a star."

    12:17 PM - 21 Jan 2013
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      2. .‏ @nowever 21 Jan 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Not a gaffe! He meant "the" sun vs. "a" star. Specific vs. general? No? That doesn't work? ...

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      2. Lasse Pulkkinen‏ @LassePulkkinen 21 Jan 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson What's your scientific stance on the gun control debate?

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      3. Basket‏ @innis226 21 Jan 2013
        Replying to @LassePulkkinen

        @LassePulkkinen @neiltyson how in the hell do you have a scientific view on a moral problem?

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      4. Lasse Pulkkinen‏ @LassePulkkinen 21 Jan 2013
        Replying to @innis226

        @innis226 @neiltyson calculate the amount of deadly led in a clip that holds 100 rounds and compare it to a clip that holds 10. Simple math.

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      1. Dan Thies‏ @danthies 21 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson isn't it possible to be a star without being The Sun?

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      1. Stephen D‏ @bravadowaffle 21 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson It should have read- "If you can't be a planet, be Pluto."

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      2. Matt May‏ @mattmay 21 Jan 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson meh. "If you can't be a square, be a rectangle." Perfectly cromulent.

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      2. Diego Lopez‏ @Diego24fps 21 Jan 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson why you gotta be like that, Neil?

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      1. madao 🐴 ✊‏ @brooklyn_red 16 Mar 2013
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        @neiltyson Maybe, If you can't be up close and leading in front, still shine bright in the background? It's kind of a stretch...

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      1. Alycia is Silly!‏ @alycialb 22 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson I don't think it is an astro-gaffe. It just sounds more profound than "if you can't be the Sun, try to be the Sun anyway"

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      1. N. E. Jimenez‏ @AustinsOwn 22 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson Agenda Point #368: Make time machine 4 NGT so he can travel through time reeducating his heroes. Get to work, Scientists!

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      1. alex‏ @alexjou 22 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson How many times have space-bound rockets missed their targets?

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      1. AJH-Anderson‏ @twitnjackie 22 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson The story about him telling @RealNichelle why it was important for her to remain on StarTrek is better

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      1. Guilherme Harrison‏ @GuiHarrison 22 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson He said that? But one can interpret it as: If you cant be the one that bring us light, be one that helps bring shine the darkness

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      1. Fridge Eater‏ @FridgeEater 22 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson But it's true, "The Sun" is already taken, but they could (and probably will) always become a new star.

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