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“Everybody else grows up and they learn from their experiences. I don't get that.”
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“Everybody else grows up and they learn from their experiences. I don't get that.”

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“I knew I would not lie. People were lying right and left.”
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“I knew I would not lie. People were lying right and left.”

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"I didn't want to admit that the island was disappearing."
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"I didn't want to admit that the island was disappearing."

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“He took risks that other people wouldn't dare.”
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“He took risks that other people wouldn't dare.”

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“I carried this weight of not doing more when I had the opportunity to do so.”
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“I carried this weight of not doing more when I had the opportunity to do so.”

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“You know, there is nothing like ice cream to a kid. But there's also nothing like an unexpected treat to a poor kid.”
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“You know, there is nothing like ice cream to a kid. But there's also nothing like an unexpected treat to a poor kid.”

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“When we take out big chunks of history, that diminishment diminishes us.”
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“When we take out big chunks of history, that diminishment diminishes us.”

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“She knew for a fact that as a female pilot, she had to be twice as good.”
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“She knew for a fact that as a female pilot, she had to be twice as good.”

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"So many people wanted to just ignore it."
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"So many people wanted to just ignore it."

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“This is something we’re gonna do together in his memory.”
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“This is something we’re gonna do together in his memory.”

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"It was special to me because it was something my dad thought was special."
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"It was special to me because it was something my dad thought was special."

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“What better to dedicate your life to than your child, right?”
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“What better to dedicate your life to than your child, right?”

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“I just hope your life is as beautiful as mine has been.”
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“I just hope your life is as beautiful as mine has been.”

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“If you don't have dreams, you have nothing but nightmares.”
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“If you don't have dreams, you have nothing but nightmares.”

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“I decided then and there that that was the kind of doctor I wanted to be.”
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“I decided then and there that that was the kind of doctor I wanted to be.”

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“He obviously saw something in me that I maybe didn't see in myself.”
1:50

“He obviously saw something in me that I maybe didn't see in myself.”

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"We felt a sense of gratitude that we could allow Elijah to rest in peace and not have to struggle."
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"We felt a sense of gratitude that we could allow Elijah to rest in peace and not have to struggle."

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“It was really important to Dad to be proud of who you are.”
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“It was really important to Dad to be proud of who you are.”

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“This isn't normal at all.“
3:37

“This isn't normal at all.“

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“I can’t live without my Dad. There's no way I can live with my neighbor.”
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“I can’t live without my Dad. There's no way I can live with my neighbor.”