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> [I was petrified because all my friends would be going to Washington, DC, to protest. I was sixteen, and I was like, "I don't think I'll be going with you guys," just because I was scared. Then you saw the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gus-van-sant/i-was-petrified-because-all-my-friends-would-be-going-to-washington/)

[Gus Van Sant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gus-van-sant/)

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