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" We are a multicultural country - always have been, and to our credit, always will be. It is something that we should be very proud of and embrace. "
Cheech Marin
Embrace
Proud
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" Being a third-generation Mexican-American and speaking English exclusively, I heard Spanish spoken by my relatives all my life, especially when they didn't want me to understand what they were talking about. "
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" At the end of the day, it not only doesn't make logical sense to deny licenses to undocumented immigrants, it doesn't make financial sense. "
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" I was part of the draft resistance movement in L.A. where we did demonstrations at the draft centre and burned our cards and made a lot of trouble on campus. I had a student classification and they said that anybody who'd taken part in these demonstrations would be reclassified and drafted. And that's when I went to Canada. "
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" Being a Chicano in Hollywood, my experience is that you're not given credit for any sophistication... You're just kind of some guy that just crossed the border, you know, on the back of a truck and that's it. "
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" We did six records, then six movies. Now we need to do six of something else, so we get 666 - and then our master Satan can return! "
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" Hey, I was raised in the church. I was an altar boy and a choir member. I almost became a priest - until common sense grabbed hold of me. "
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" I've always wanted to be able to say that I come from Los Angeles, California and feel quintessentially American - even if I said that in Spanish. "
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" My interest in art must have started with my Catholic upbringing. Art was everywhere: churches with its paintings, sculptures, stained glass, textiles, and fine metalwork. "
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" My marriage was breaking up, and my marriage with Chong was breaking up. I had to come back and kind of start on my own again. "
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Kind
Back
" I always wanted to work with Betty White, because she is one of my heroes of all time, and I just love her. "
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" You know you're in a bad movie when the Catholic clergy is being played by Jews. "
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" Our first gig was a battle of the bands. We did 45 minutes of comedy and never played a note - and we won! "
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" The word 'Chicano' was originally a derisive term from Mexicans to other Mexicans living in the United States. "
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" In the end, the great leveler in any sport is performance on the field or on the court. Kids don't care what language players speak or if they eat tacos, rice, or sauerkraut. They don't care if they're white, black, or brown. "
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Black
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" I was an altar boy and a choir member. "
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" I've never seen a NASCAR race; I've seen an Indianapolis 500 race. "
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