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My name's John Henry, and mister, you got yourself a bet!
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Even money, Pecos! You can do better than that! [Pecos Bill: I don't know, John Henry, that thingamajigger looks like it means business!] We'll see!
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You don't know what you can do until you try.
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I never miss. Least-wise, I haven't yet.
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Twenty-pound hammer, shines like silver.
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Knowing the code ain't the same as living by it.
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I used to be the line with my daddy when I was a young'un. I never caught much, but that was never the point.
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My daddy was the same way, always telling me what to do like I didn't have no mind of my own. [...] Well now, see, he only bothered on account of how much he cared for me. Daddy was just doing the best he knew how. It's what grieves me, I never got the gumption to tell him how I felt about it. [Daniel: Why not?] Daddy got sold downriver. [Daniel: Sold?] We were slaves. It's too late for me. Let's hope it's not too late for you.