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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 26 Mar 2014

    If your sentence contains the word "Hope" then you've confessed no control over the outcome you're hoping for.

    3:54 PM - 26 Mar 2014
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    656 replies 5,610 retweets 5,326 likes
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      2. pourmecoffee‏Verified account @pourmecoffee 26 Mar 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Make me your padawan and teach me the ways of The Science.

        4 replies 28 retweets 81 likes
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      2. Nicholas Mitchell‏ @puxxled 26 Mar 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        .@neiltyson Hope, a close cousin of love, lacks rationale, but even if it's a perfect storm of brain chemistry, it makes life worth living.

        3 replies 2 retweets 5 likes
      3. Martina‏ @martina__1974 29 Mar 2014
        Replying to @puxxled

        .@puxxled @neiltyson Nice. And more: feeling in control is a storm of brain chemistry too. Control is as much an illusion as hope.

        0 replies 1 retweet 1 like
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      2. No HODL‏ @PAEOAM 5 May 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        .@neiltyson @BMOC98 Does this include Hope and Change? @artcinco

        1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
      3. Todd Hartmann‏ @toddhisattva 5 May 2014
        Replying to @PAEOAM

        @PAEOAM @artcinco @neiltyson @BMOC98 It's these well-formed and nice-sounding but obviously wrong sentences that wrecked the new Cosmos.

        1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
      4. No HODL‏ @PAEOAM 5 May 2014
        Replying to @toddhisattva

        .@toddhisattva @artcinco @neiltyson @BMOC98 Hope and Change-shaming.

        0 replies 1 retweet 1 like
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      2. Steve Streza‏Verified account @SteveStreza 26 Mar 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson “I hope we will return to the moon one day” :(

        1 reply 0 retweets 12 likes
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      2. Carl Safina‏ @carlsafina 26 Mar 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        .@neiltyson Confusing wishing with hope? Hope motivates all work for a better world. Hope's the ability to see how things could be better.

        1 reply 3 retweets 4 likes
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      2. Find me on Mastodon‏ @AmyDentata 26 Mar 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson At the same time, it's good to be realistic about what sphere of influence you actually possess.

        2 replies 0 retweets 8 likes
      3. Phil the Stable Genius‏ @philtheswo 26 Mar 2014
        Replying to @AmyDentata

        @AmyDentata @neiltyson You beat me by 7 sec with basically the same point. *shakes tiny fist*

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. Simon Kemp‏Verified account @eskimon 26 Mar 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson true, so how do we balance the need for optimism (and hope) as key drivers of innovation and progress?

        2 replies 0 retweets 10 likes
      3. kwister‏ @Kelstarq 5 May 2014
        Replying to @eskimon

        @eskimon @neiltyson I feel like active optimism is different than hope. I think his point is to do things, not to wait for things to happen.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Stephen‏ @TheGistOf 26 Mar 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson I hope astronomy will escape from the dark (matter) ages and embrace The Electric Universe Theory. http://www.thunderbolts.info/wp/ 

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      2. thread (1/666)‏ @krenshar_posts 26 Mar 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson I'd LOVE control over my outcomes instead of hope. Hope beats nothing!

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      1. .‏ @OddBrandon 14 Apr 2014
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        “@neiltyson: If your sentence contains the word "Hope" then you've confessed no control over the outcome you're hoping for.”

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      1. Charlotte‏ @Porter_Shorter 7 Apr 2014
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        “@neiltyson: If your sentence contains the word "Hope" then you've confessed no control over the outcome you're hoping for.” @LooksLikeLex 😏

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