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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."
4:00

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

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“I knew I was a girl. And so that weekend, I got to be me.”
2:47

“I knew I was a girl. And so that weekend, I got to be me.”

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“There wasn't any tomorrow, or next week, there was just right now.”
2:25

“There wasn't any tomorrow, or next week, there was just right now.”

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“We're respecting the animals and we're respecting each other.”
3:09

“We're respecting the animals and we're respecting each other.”

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"He didn't let intimidation turn him from exercising his right.”
3:15

"He didn't let intimidation turn him from exercising his right.”

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“It takes good people to do good work, and it shows in what you do.”
2:24

“It takes good people to do good work, and it shows in what you do.”

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"It changes the way that you carry yourself."
2:43

"It changes the way that you carry yourself."

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“Some of my earliest memories are of us playing his video games.”

“Some of my earliest memories are of us playing his video games.”

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"He always seemed so grateful for living."
2:55

"He always seemed so grateful for living."

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“The next best thing could be around the corner.”
2:45

“The next best thing could be around the corner.”

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“We’re probably one of the military’s secret weapons.”
4:07

“We’re probably one of the military’s secret weapons.”

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"I applied to NASA four times."
3:05

"I applied to NASA four times."

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“I've been searching for a mom all my life. Then I got you…”
1:54

“I've been searching for a mom all my life. Then I got you…”

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"Mauricio was able to teach us to live in the moment... life is a party. Enjoy it."
3:09

"Mauricio was able to teach us to live in the moment... life is a party. Enjoy it."

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"When the Civil War ended, she was my age."
2:22

"When the Civil War ended, she was my age."

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“It’s really surprising the amount of life lessons you can learn in a kitchen if you have the right teacher.”
2:38

“It’s really surprising the amount of life lessons you can learn in a kitchen if you have the right teacher.”

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“If I’m in front of a blank sheet of paper with a pencil, I find such solace.”
3:46

“If I’m in front of a blank sheet of paper with a pencil, I find such solace.”

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“I would sit right next to her and I would grab her cheek and I would pull her skin up like a tent, you know?”
2:32

“I would sit right next to her and I would grab her cheek and I would pull her skin up like a tent, you know?”

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“Because she was Asian, they wouldn’t accept her. Mom said she didn’t care; she enlisted anyway.”
2:53

“Because she was Asian, they wouldn’t accept her. Mom said she didn’t care; she enlisted anyway.”

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