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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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“There was a need in our family for us to be independent.”
2:55
“There was a need in our family for us to be independent.”
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“I feel like I have wings now.”
2:32
“I feel like I have wings now.”
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“Just do what’s in your heart. Do what’s right and have fun.”
3:40
“Just do what’s in your heart. Do what’s right and have fun.”
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“To be in the service for my country is the greatest thing I thought I did.”
3:13
“To be in the service for my country is the greatest thing I thought I did.”
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"There’s a huge well of grief there but you gotta show up."
2:02
"There’s a huge well of grief there but you gotta show up."
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“When she spoke, everybody just sort of came to a hush.”
3:17
“When she spoke, everybody just sort of came to a hush.”
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“I was secretly really envying you to be able to be yourself.”
3:16
“I was secretly really envying you to be able to be yourself.”
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"Your visits kept me from sinking fully into prison."
3:24
"Your visits kept me from sinking fully into prison."
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“She had this determined nature– if something was right, hell or high water wasn't going to stop her from doing it.”
3:15
“She had this determined nature– if something was right, hell or high water wasn't going to stop her from doing it.”
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“Just when things seemed so dark, I found some light in the words of the people all around me.”
3:29
“Just when things seemed so dark, I found some light in the words of the people all around me.”
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“It was almost like we were canoeing through molasses.”
2:53
“It was almost like we were canoeing through molasses.”
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“At one point, this one couple was sitting on their porch with guns daring us to step on the grass.”
3:28
“At one point, this one couple was sitting on their porch with guns daring us to step on the grass.”
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“In this moment, I have more fears than I have hopes for my kids.”
2:39
“In this moment, I have more fears than I have hopes for my kids.”
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“I think it's important to capture those opportunities while you still have them in your grasp.”
3:15
“I think it's important to capture those opportunities while you still have them in your grasp.”
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"They said this is the place where you're born, so no matter where you end, this is where you began."
3:19
"They said this is the place where you're born, so no matter where you end, this is where you began."
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"Being alone drug up all these memories from the past."
2:45
"Being alone drug up all these memories from the past."
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“It opened up for me like a gift. And I’m like, ‘I’m in this lab killing cancer.’”
“It opened up for me like a gift. And I’m like, ‘I’m in this lab killing cancer.’”
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“You could save them, but you could end up killing me.”
3:06
“You could save them, but you could end up killing me.”
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“I think you should get half my diploma.”
“I think you should get half my diploma.”
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