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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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"I had to be who I wasn’t so that I could survive."
2:49

"I had to be who I wasn’t so that I could survive."

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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’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 was walking around with an army of hecklers behind me, constantly.”
2:44

“I was walking around with an army of hecklers behind me, constantly.”

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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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“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 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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"I thought something was really wrong with me..."
3:20

"I thought something was really wrong with me..."

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"My name is John Banvard. I am 100 years of age."
2:37

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

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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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"I was 15 years of age when I first started having my own private sit-ins."
3:08

"I was 15 years of age when I first started having my own private sit-ins."

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“Everybody was very quiet when they buried Mr. Spanish.”
3:06

“Everybody was very quiet when they buried Mr. Spanish.”

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"My father was the keeper of the temple of knowledge."
3:02

"My father was the keeper of the temple of knowledge."

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“The school's mascot was a Confederate colonel...”
3:22

“The school's mascot was a Confederate colonel...”

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“I could see from the doctor’s face that it was really bad.”
2:53

“I could see from the doctor’s face that it was really bad.”

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"Why are you asking these questions?"
2:44

"Why are you asking these questions?"

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"Not a lot of people become a mom at 28 to teenage daughters."
2:32

"Not a lot of people become a mom at 28 to teenage daughters."

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"I was worried that you liked me as a girl."
3:00

"I was worried that you liked me as a girl."