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“I remember never being so afraid and so excited in my entire life.”
3:09

“I remember never being so afraid and so excited in my entire life.”

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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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“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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“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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“It is a very specific cloud hanging over us. It just feels like we’re at pause.”
3:26

“It is a very specific cloud hanging over us. It just feels like we’re at pause.”

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“Ice cream has given me a name, like a Ted Williams or a Babe Ruth or a Larry Bird.”
2:51

“Ice cream has given me a name, like a Ted Williams or a Babe Ruth or a Larry Bird.”

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“It seemed like we got close — and then I was arrested.”
2:39

“It seemed like we got close — and then I was arrested.”

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“It was our third date before we saw each other dressed.”
2:38

“It was our third date before we saw each other dressed.”

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"My name is John Banvard. I am 100 years of age."
2:16

"My name is John Banvard. I am 100 years of age."

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“You were coming toward me with blood on your hands, going, ‘It’s okay. It’s okay.’”
3:11

“You were coming toward me with blood on your hands, going, ‘It’s okay. It’s okay.’”

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"She used to always tell me that, as long as she was alive, our son and I would never want for anything."
3:07

"She used to always tell me that, as long as she was alive, our son and I would never want for anything."

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"If you live to be 100, I’d like to be 100 less one day."
2:37

"If you live to be 100, I’d like to be 100 less one day."

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"You was the girl who was in my dreams."
2:23

"You was the girl who was in my dreams."

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"We met through a computer dating service back in 1964."
1:49

"We met through a computer dating service back in 1964."

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"I really just wanted to reach through the computer and hug you."
1:55

"I really just wanted to reach through the computer and hug you."

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"I knew that Gene would be just elated if he could go to the Moon…at last."
2:16

"I knew that Gene would be just elated if he could go to the Moon…at last."

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"Nobody has ever loved me the way he did. And I truly hope he felt the same way."

"Nobody has ever loved me the way he did. And I truly hope he felt the same way."

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"That was the only thing we could do to legalize our relationship."
2:33

"That was the only thing we could do to legalize our relationship."

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"She's the only person that treated me like I was me."
2:10

"She's the only person that treated me like I was me."

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"Here comes this guy into my office. Drop dead gorgeous."
2:17

"Here comes this guy into my office. Drop dead gorgeous."

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