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“And you said, ‘I want you to do that house, please.’”
3:03

“And you said, ‘I want you to do that house, please.’”

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“You don’t often have two hydrogen bombs falling out of aircraft onto U.S. property.”
3:27

“You don’t often have two hydrogen bombs falling out of aircraft onto U.S. property.”

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“There was this big possum on the side of the road. He wasn’t hurt at all, except he was dead.”
3:35

“There was this big possum on the side of the road. He wasn’t hurt at all, except he was dead.”

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"I knew it was going to be hard and I knew I’d be different, but I knew I could compete with any of ’em."
3:26

"I knew it was going to be hard and I knew I’d be different, but I knew I could compete with any of ’em."

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“One reason I love you so much is you know what I went through and you don’t feel threatened.”
2:32

“One reason I love you so much is you know what I went through and you don’t feel threatened.”

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"The last thing I wanted you to do was to be afraid of being Jewish.”
2:35

"The last thing I wanted you to do was to be afraid of being Jewish.”

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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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"All we have carrying forward at this point is our DNA…"
2:32

"All we have carrying forward at this point is our DNA…"

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"People saw only a turban and a beard."
3:14

"People saw only a turban and a beard."

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“It’s like a part of my heart is gone.”
2:43

“It’s like a part of my heart is gone.”

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“I remember thinking that if I had a magic wand this is where I would use it.”
2:31

“I remember thinking that if I had a magic wand this is where I would use it.”

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“I could always hear Matt’s tractor coming down the road.”
3:55

“I could always hear Matt’s tractor coming down the road.”

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“Mother’s Day of ‘88 I did my very first race.”
2:36

“Mother’s Day of ‘88 I did my very first race.”

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“When I heard the music, I wanted to do it.”
1:55

“When I heard the music, I wanted to do it.”

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"When he closed his eyes he would see the bombs."
2:34

"When he closed his eyes he would see the bombs."

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"They said, 'Peaches, come up here, you got some mail.'"
2:48

"They said, 'Peaches, come up here, you got some mail.'"

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“The parents initially booed when I went out to play. They could see that I was a better player than some of their sons.”
3:00

“The parents initially booed when I went out to play. They could see that I was a better player than some of their sons.”

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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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