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“I remember sitting in the same exact spot for seven hours crying, and not one person approached me. Not one person made eye contact with me.”
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“I remember sitting in the same exact spot for seven hours crying, and not one person approached me. Not one person made eye contact with me.”

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"It was so hard to watch these babies—they would have tremors; they’re inconsolable. And we couldn’t fix it."
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"It was so hard to watch these babies—they would have tremors; they’re inconsolable. And we couldn’t fix it."

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"I can remember thinking, ‘What am I doing here?’"
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"I can remember thinking, ‘What am I doing here?’"

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"The sewing machine and the needle and the thimble, that's it for me, you know."
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"The sewing machine and the needle and the thimble, that's it for me, you know."

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"As a garbage man, I probably know more about people on my route than their pastor does."
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"As a garbage man, I probably know more about people on my route than their pastor does."

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"What was the hardest thing to adjust to in the U.S.?"
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"What was the hardest thing to adjust to in the U.S.?"

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"They intended to get all of us January the 10th, 1966."
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"They intended to get all of us January the 10th, 1966."

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"You’re more than just the 'The Sorry Man.'"

"You’re more than just the 'The Sorry Man.'"

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"On Thanksgiving Day we’re going to open our doors to anybody and everybody."

"On Thanksgiving Day we’re going to open our doors to anybody and everybody."

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"I heard the door rattle, and I see you coming in."

"I heard the door rattle, and I see you coming in."

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"I’m not interested in going home. I just want to drive my truck."
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"I’m not interested in going home. I just want to drive my truck."

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"You came home and you brought singles, five dollar bills, and coins, and we started playing McDonald's."
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"You came home and you brought singles, five dollar bills, and coins, and we started playing McDonald's."

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"I had this wild thing in my mind that everything that happened on September 11th was my fault."
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"I had this wild thing in my mind that everything that happened on September 11th was my fault."

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"Enjoy life as much as you can cause it doesn’t happen forever.”
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"Enjoy life as much as you can cause it doesn’t happen forever.”

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"Well, no one really dreams of air conditioning at night."

"Well, no one really dreams of air conditioning at night."

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

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"I just started calling the sharks names of dirty, rotten, stinkin’ rock and rollers."
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"I just started calling the sharks names of dirty, rotten, stinkin’ rock and rollers."

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"I like bringing people back to life."

"I like bringing people back to life."

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"To this day, I can smell the dirt and the fear. It’s been years, but it’s vivid in my memory."
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"To this day, I can smell the dirt and the fear. It’s been years, but it’s vivid in my memory."

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"The pay’s horrible, the benefits are worse, but I have the most gorgeous view in the entire city."
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"The pay’s horrible, the benefits are worse, but I have the most gorgeous view in the entire city."