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"I want us all to never forget who we are and where we came from."
3:26

"I want us all to never forget who we are and where we came from."

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“I never questioned our decision.”
2:59

“I never questioned our decision.”

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“My dad taught me to say what I meant, and mean what I say.”
3:12

“My dad taught me to say what I meant, and mean what I say.”

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"You know, since you were a little kid, you were always my best guide."
2:54

"You know, since you were a little kid, you were always my best guide."

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"You could party in that place and just forget wherever you were."
2:41

"You could party in that place and just forget wherever you were."

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“You just shine so bright I have to squint a little bit.“
3:35

“You just shine so bright I have to squint a little bit.“

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“My father, you know, he felt that I should have a 9 to 5 like everyone else. He said, ‘Singing is not a job.’”
3:31

“My father, you know, he felt that I should have a 9 to 5 like everyone else. He said, ‘Singing is not a job.’”

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“I thought, 'I’ll hug him tomorrow.'”
3:56

“I thought, 'I’ll hug him tomorrow.'”

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“It’s hard all the time.”
4:07

“It’s hard all the time.”

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“In my wildest dreams, I never, ever thought I would ever meet Acha’s family.”
3:36

“In my wildest dreams, I never, ever thought I would ever meet Acha’s family.”

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"I thought that my best friend was lost forever."
3:11

"I thought that my best friend was lost forever."

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“When you get musicians cooking on the bandstand, the hair goes up on the back of your neck..”
3:04

“When you get musicians cooking on the bandstand, the hair goes up on the back of your neck..”

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“We wondered all those years if we did a good job.”
3:46

“We wondered all those years if we did a good job.”

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“Don't worry, I'll be there for you forever.”
2:00

“Don't worry, I'll be there for you forever.”

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“Finding you took 55 years.”
2:13

“Finding you took 55 years.”

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“I don't want you at a young age to experience what I experience every day.”
2:05

“I don't want you at a young age to experience what I experience every day.”

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“Our marriage was the first such union to be recorded in public files of any civil government.”
3:16

“Our marriage was the first such union to be recorded in public files of any civil government.”

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“You have to go through a lot of bumps in this life to smooth the road for others to come after you.”
3:25

“You have to go through a lot of bumps in this life to smooth the road for others to come after you.”

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“Everybody else grows up and they learn from their experiences. I don't get that.”
3:50

“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.”
3:50

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