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"The sewing machine and the needle and the thimble, that's it for me, you know."
2:22

"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."
2:36

"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.?"

"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."
2:29

"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."

"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."

"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."

"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.”

"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."
2:16

"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."

"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."
2:20

"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."

"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."
2:13

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

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"The way that I look at my job as a vendor, I’m a professional athlete."
2:09

"The way that I look at my job as a vendor, I’m a professional athlete."

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"Vote for Yetta and Things Will Get Betta."

"Vote for Yetta and Things Will Get Betta."

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"If you don’t fight for yourself, ain’t nobody gonna do it for you."
2:27

"If you don’t fight for yourself, ain’t nobody gonna do it for you."

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