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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 17 Feb 2014

    .@TrigaFTW Grow up. // I don’t know if I’d still be a scientist if I did.

    8:53 PM - 17 Feb 2014
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      1. Lauren Bradley‏ @LBtheArchivist 17 Feb 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        “@neiltyson: .@TrigaFTW Grow up. // I don’t know if I’d still be a scientist if I did.” Dang. Dr. Tyson wins everything ever.

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      1. Robert Ringle‏ @brokentradition 18 Feb 2014
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        @neiltyson @TrigaFTW, Never grow up, the child in you wants to learn, the adult, thinks it knows everything already.

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      1. jen‏ @JackalopePoop 17 Feb 2014
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        @neiltyson Big difference between being "childish" & "child like".. #NeverLoseTheWonder @TrigaFTW

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      1. Pfunk-the original‏ @Gluonsrule 17 Feb 2014
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        @neiltyson @TrigaFTW i loved carl sagan, but he was playful and fun as well. you have to have a sense of wonder to be a scientist.

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      2. Amadon Faul‏ @nodama 17 Feb 2014
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        @neiltyson @TrigaFTW Insatiable Curiosity. That's what most adults forget when they "grow up". Thank god I never have!

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      3. Ian‏ @IanAdAstra 17 Feb 2014
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        @nodama @neiltyson @TrigaFTW Without curiosity & the freedom & drive to satisfy & savor it, life is reduced to a boring burden.

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      2. Ann  😱 🤡‏ @planoslp 17 Feb 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson @TrigaFTW Curiosity may kill a cat, but it keeps a scientist going!

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      3. Christion Martinez‏ @Christ_Ion 17 Feb 2014
        Replying to @planoslp

        @planoslp @neiltyson @TrigaFTW It may kill a cat... Or not... Damn Schrodinger

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      1. Bobby Cox‏ @coxbobby432 17 Feb 2014
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        @neiltyson @TrigaFTW It makes me happier than it should that you responded to that Neil.

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      1. Andrew Krucoff‏ @krucoff 17 Feb 2014
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        It's becoming mainstream RT @neiltyson: .@TrigaFTW Grow up. // I don’t know if I’d still be a scientist if I did.

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      1. Nazirul Hazim‏ @NazirulHzm 19 Feb 2014
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        @neiltyson What's your favorite Einstein biography? And why?

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      1. Rogue Time Lord One‏ @McCache33 18 Feb 2014
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        @neiltyson @TrigaFTW There's no point in being grown up if you can't act childish sometimes.

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      1. David Bellotti‏ @sirdave1 18 Feb 2014
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        @neiltyson @TrigaFTW "Grow up" - what horrible advice.

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      1.  🕯Joel‏ @leftgreenthumb 18 Feb 2014
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        @neiltyson @TrigaFTW I love how the simplest post offends the dumb!

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      1. lizmaryo‏ @liz_mary0 18 Feb 2014
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        @neiltyson @TrigaFTW I wrote in an entrance narrative that I think like a scientist so also a small child. I hope that is appealing...

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      1. Jon Demick‏ @jmdemick 18 Feb 2014
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        “@neiltyson: .@TrigaFTW Grow up. // I don’t know if I’d still be a scientist if I did.” Best reason to be a scientist.

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      1. James T Harris‏ @Boneyjames38 18 Feb 2014
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        @neiltyson Good Luck w/ COSMOS, carry on for Carl & do it better.

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      1. Joona Tena‏ @JoonaTena 18 Feb 2014
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        @neiltyson @TrigaFTW You can't teach an old dog new tricks, b/c they grow up. We stay as kind of puppies, so old humans can learn anything.

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      1. Joona Tena‏ @JoonaTena 18 Feb 2014
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        @neiltyson @TrigaFTW In biological terms, not fully growing up = neoteny. We owe all our cultural achievements to this trait of playfulness.

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      1. Melanie Fletcher  😎‏ @melaniemf 17 Feb 2014
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        @neiltyson @TrigaFTW To paraphrase @neilhimself, "Growing up is overrated. Just be a scientist."

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