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Neil deGrasse Tyson
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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 27 Jul 2015

    Ancient Geek Proverb: To be a genius is to be misunderstood. But to be misunderstood is not to be a genius.

    7:15 AM - 27 Jul 2015
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    154 replies 3,933 retweets 6,159 likes
      1. Morten‏ @MrMortenHammer 27 Jul 2015
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        I really do think that Twitter should give @neiltyson more characters for tweets like these

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      1. g‏ @thugtear 27 Jul 2015
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        ancient greek proverb: i know i'm gonna get got, but i'm going to get mine more than i get got. @neiltyson

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      2. Frankly‏ @soulesssniper 27 Jul 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson I don't understand that one

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      3. philipp kretzschmar‏ @k0pernikus 27 Jul 2015
        Replying to @soulesssniper

        @soulesssniper @neiltyson It is necessary for a genius to be misunderstood, yet being misunderstood is not sufficient to make you a genius.

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      4. Frankly‏ @soulesssniper 27 Jul 2015
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        @k0pernikus @neiltyson it was a joke

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      2. Ian Osborne‏ @ijosborne 27 Jul 2015
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        @neiltyson Carl Sagan said something similar.pic.twitter.com/kIiBbjMSRL

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      1. vivian harris‏ @HarrisVivian 28 Jul 2015
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        @neiltyson @CHrinitypic.twitter.com/EppOT1slwK

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      1. Brooksy‏ @splatterGeek 27 Jul 2015
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        @neiltysonpic.twitter.com/bXK2hrYOJI

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      1. Jordan Downey‏ @Jordan_D 27 Jul 2015
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        @neiltyson γνῶθι σεαυτόν

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      2. Gina  🏳️‍🌈‏ @sycophantastic 27 Jul 2015
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        @neiltyson all elephants are gray, but not all gray things are elephants?

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      1. IFUNANYA‏ @dia_2008 27 Jul 2015
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        @neiltyson Geek proverb? smh lol

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      2. Rustymarble 👅‏ @Rustymarble 27 Jul 2015
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        @neiltyson wasn't that Ralph Waldo Emerson? Or did he simply paraphrase the Greeks?

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      1. World History 101‏ @WorldHistory101 27 Jul 2015
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        @neiltyson I prefer it in the original Sanskrit.

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      1. griffin's not dead‏ @SlavB0ss 27 Jul 2015
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        @neiltyson like squares and rectangles!

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      1. Herbal Tea Party‏ @SenatorChrisSly 27 Jul 2015
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        @neiltyson Ancient Paris proverb: Ball so hard. That shit cray, ain't it, Jay?/What she order, fish filet?

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