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Neil deGrasse Tyson
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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 23 Apr 2014

    The limits on your enlightenment come not from the age you stopped going to school but from the age you stopped being curious

    1:13 PM - 23 Apr 2014
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      1. DOGgone Sense‏ @TheBurdDog 27 Apr 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        “@neiltyson: The limits on your enlightenment come not from the age you stopped going to school but from the age you stopped being curious”

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      1. Jimbo Dim the Lights  👻  🌘‏ @jimoutofbennies 23 Apr 2014
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        @neiltyson And some people stop being curious because they don't like the answers they find when they ask important questions.

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      1. ILoveBetteDavis‏ @debilarge 23 Apr 2014
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        @neiltyson I find the incurious very curious.

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      2. Lost HORRORizons  🚝 🚀 🌐 🎃 🧛🏼‍♂️ 🧟‍♀️‏ @horizons1983 23 Apr 2014
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        @bigwhiteball @neiltyson When we cease being curious, we forfeit a critical part of our collective humanity.

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      4. Lost HORRORizons  🚝 🚀 🌐 🎃 🧛🏼‍♂️ 🧟‍♀️‏ @horizons1983 23 Apr 2014
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        @bigwhiteball @neiltyson "One little spark of inspiration is at the heart of all creation" – The Sherman Brothers

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      1. 23aloha‏ @23aloha 23 Apr 2014
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        RT @neiltyson The limits on your enlightenment come not from the age you stopped going to school but from the age you stopped being curious

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      2. steve crandall‏ @tingilinde 23 Apr 2014
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        @neiltyson my thesis advisor recommended that I should act my shoe size when it comes to curiosity

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      3. Attila the Grump‏ @fuvenusrs 23 Apr 2014
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        @tingilinde @neiltyson Your thesis advisor rules.

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      1. Michael Wilkinson‏ @mwilkinson3 27 Apr 2014
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        @neiltyson amen brother Neil, amen!

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      1. Lauren Niemann‏ @ZoologyGal 23 Apr 2014
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        “@neiltyson: The limits on your enlightenment come not from the age you stopped going to school but from the age you stopped being curious”

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      2. Ben Mumford‏ @bennmumford 23 Apr 2014
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        @neiltyson could you come speak at the University of Kansas, please? @KUnews

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      1. The Joyful Atheist‏ @JoyfulAtheist 11 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson @GuruMIR Reminds me of Twain - "The man who refuses to read has no advantage over the man who can't."

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      1. Rachel Popielarz‏ @RachelPopielarz 30 Apr 2014
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        “@neiltyson: The limits on your enlightenment come not from the age you stopped going to school but from the age you stopped being curious”

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      1. Anita Kapoor‏ @AnitaKapoor 24 Apr 2014
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      1. alldatjas‏ @alldatjas 23 Apr 2014
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        RT @neiltyson The limits on your enlightenment come not from the age you stopped going to school but from the age you stopped being curious

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      1. David Brady‏ @dbrady 23 Apr 2014
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        @neiltyson Amen! "The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity." -- Dorothy Parker

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