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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 26 Mar 2015

    Every now and then I get the impression that people would rather react before they think.

    7:33 PM - 26 Mar 2015
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      2. Black Girl Nerds‏Verified account @BlackGirlNerds 27 Mar 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        TRUTH. The culture of the internet RT "@neiltyson Every now and then I get the impression that people would rather react before they think."

        3 replies 3 retweets 7 likes
      3. Nerd Rage Renegades‏ @NrdRgeRenegades 27 Mar 2015
        Replying to @BlackGirlNerds

        @BlackGirlNerds @neiltyson wait you mean these people on the Internet have to OMG USE THEIR BRAINS!!!!!!!!! No blasphemy

        1 reply 3 retweets 3 likes
      4. Michael Jewell‏ @gluino78 27 Mar 2015
        Replying to @NrdRgeRenegades

        @NrdRgeRenegades @BlackGirlNerds @neiltyson don't worry, it will never happen.

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      5. Nerd Rage Renegades‏ @NrdRgeRenegades 27 Mar 2015
        Replying to @gluino78

        @MichaelJewell78 @BlackGirlNerds @neiltyson thank you! I got scared that people may have to learn and I mean learn not Kanye learn

        0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
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      2. Randy Jackson‏ @randyjacksonjr 27 Mar 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        “@neiltyson: Every now and then I get the impression that people would rather react before they think.”

        3 replies 8 retweets 28 likes
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      2. jon gabriel‏Verified account @exjon 27 Mar 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        .@neiltyson can u ask aliens what they think of zayn leaving ? thx

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      2. Scott Keenan‏ @scottkeenan 26 Mar 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson I get the impression that an awful lot of people lack the ability to think.

        1 reply 3 retweets 20 likes
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      1. Justin Shinohara‏ @JustinShinohara 26 Mar 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson there is no think in "internet"

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      1. Kevin C. Skull-ivan‏ @HeyImKevinSully 26 Mar 2015
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        @neiltyson You're not trying to rewrite Total Eclipse of the Heart, are you?

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      2. Sarah Peas‏ @SarahPeas 26 Mar 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Unfortunately in my state this is how laws are apparently written.

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      3.  🔮laurahhhbeth 🌙 ✨‏ @Lo_L 26 Mar 2015
        Replying to @SarahPeas

        @SarahPeas @neiltyson did you mean *country

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      4. Sarah Peas‏ @SarahPeas 26 Mar 2015
        Replying to @Lo_L

        @Lo_L @neiltyson Yes. But I am in Indiana so we are particularly ridiculous at this.

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      1. Carlos Pfeiffer‏ @carlospfeiffer2 28 Mar 2015
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        @neiltyson Is there going to be another season of cosmos??

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      1. lawprofblawg‏ @lawprofblawg 26 Mar 2015
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        @neiltyson More precisely, some like to react and not think. And then they run for office....

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      1. Keshia Pendi‏ @pendi22k 31 Mar 2015
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        THISSSSS. @neiltyson: Every now and then I get the impression that people would rather react before they think.

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      1. Hoot Brooks‏ @HootBrooks 26 Mar 2015
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        @neiltyson Just reading "Thinking Fast and Slow" by Nobel winner Daniel Kahneman - and reacting first is natural, but not always smart.

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