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"Don't tell anybody that you saw Santa buying tools for the elves at Home Depot."
3:04

"Don't tell anybody that you saw Santa buying tools for the elves at Home Depot."

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“I remember he had the white boots, the white mask, with kind of like a red beak.”
2:50

“I remember he had the white boots, the white mask, with kind of like a red beak.”

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"When you and I communicate with each other, we can do it by beats."
3:10

"When you and I communicate with each other, we can do it by beats."

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"I thought something was really wrong with me..."
3:20

"I thought something was really wrong with me..."

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“My earliest memory is when you came to the first-grade classroom to dissect cow hearts.”
2:41

“My earliest memory is when you came to the first-grade classroom to dissect cow hearts.”

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“When I took you home, I didn’t know how to feel.”
2:36

“When I took you home, I didn’t know how to feel.”

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"I put you through hell."
3:39

"I put you through hell."

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“I remember sitting in the same exact spot for seven hours crying, and not one person approached me. Not one person made eye contact with me.”
3:03

“I remember sitting in the same exact spot for seven hours crying, and not one person approached me. Not one person made eye contact with me.”

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"It was so hard to watch these babies—they would have tremors; they’re inconsolable. And we couldn’t fix it."
2:37

"It was so hard to watch these babies—they would have tremors; they’re inconsolable. And we couldn’t fix it."

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"I applied to NASA four times."
3:41

"I applied to NASA four times."

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"I’ve learned from the bees patience, respect, and work 'til you die."
2:24

"I’ve learned from the bees patience, respect, and work 'til you die."

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"One of the greatest tools that I learned is that I have the ability to truly change someone’s life."
2:27

"One of the greatest tools that I learned is that I have the ability to truly change someone’s life."

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"Not a lot of people become a mom at 28 to teenage daughters."
2:32

"Not a lot of people become a mom at 28 to teenage daughters."

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"I really truly believed that Grandpa was bulletproof."
3:01

"I really truly believed that Grandpa was bulletproof."

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"What was the hardest thing to adjust to in the U.S.?"
1:42

"What was the hardest thing to adjust to in the U.S.?"

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"I want you to be remembered as a very wonderful humble man, but most of all a hero."
2:24

"I want you to be remembered as a very wonderful humble man, but most of all a hero."

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"Tell me about your childhood in Mexico."

"Tell me about your childhood in Mexico."

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"I think I survived it by always having hope."
3:06

"I think I survived it by always having hope."

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"I was ashamed. Because I didn’t realize just how much Grandma gave us."
2:04

"I was ashamed. Because I didn’t realize just how much Grandma gave us."

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"I heard the door rattle, and I see you coming in."

"I heard the door rattle, and I see you coming in."

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