I grew up in an immigrant neighborhood. We just knew the rule was you're going to have to work twice as hard. — Lin-Manuel Miranda

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The music you love when you're a teenager is always going to be the most important to you, and I find that it's all over the score of 'Hamilton. — Lin-Manuel Miranda

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You know what's a great way of tricking people into thinking you're a genius? Write a show about geniuses! — Lin-Manuel Miranda

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In 'Hamilton,' we're telling the stories of old, dead white men, but we're using actors of color, and that makes the story more immediate and more accessible to a contemporary audience. — Lin-Manuel Miranda

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