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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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“I think I could have done another 31 years.”
2:08

“I think I could have done another 31 years.”

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“Everything was so quiet like somebody had shut the volume control off on the world.”
2:32

“Everything was so quiet like somebody had shut the volume control off on the world.”

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“My parents were sharecroppers, working the land, working the tobacco, pulling the little bloom that comes off so there’d be more leaves…”
2:40

“My parents were sharecroppers, working the land, working the tobacco, pulling the little bloom that comes off so there’d be more leaves…”

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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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"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 just never been in a situation — complete strangers helping each other.”
3:10

“I just never been in a situation — complete strangers helping each other.”

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“I remember him shaking my hand and, as he let go, somebody shot him.”
3:24

“I remember him shaking my hand and, as he let go, somebody shot him.”

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“I feel like he’s not looked at as a hero because his wounds weren’t immediate and they weren’t physical.”
3:29

“I feel like he’s not looked at as a hero because his wounds weren’t immediate and they weren’t physical.”

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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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“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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"I don’t know what I’d do without you. Because I cannot stand being alone."
2:01

"I don’t know what I’d do without you. Because I cannot stand being alone."

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“I was embarrassed that you drove a taxicab. But not anymore.”
2:58

“I was embarrassed that you drove a taxicab. But not anymore.”

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“When I did get back home, my son didn’t recognize me.”
3:01

“When I did get back home, my son didn’t recognize me.”

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“The dream is free, but the hustle is sold separately.”
1:50

“The dream is free, but the hustle is sold separately.”

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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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"I always wonder about the person's mother — she saw him first and I saw him last."
2:21

"I always wonder about the person's mother — she saw him first and I saw him last."

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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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