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Ego trip like “Hey, I’m worth something!” not ego trip like “I’m the greatest thing that has ever happened.” I like this quote 50% because it’s astounding information and 50% because Neil deGrasse Tyson gets such a kick out of knowing that we all came from the stars.

Rollie Williams

Jun 25, 2014

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