Stephen Colbert (1964) American political satirist, writer, comedian, television host, and actor
A parody of the "Give a man a fish..." proverb alluding to the subprime mortgage crisis of the aughts on The Colbert Report (14 May 2008)
“if you give a man a fish he'll eat for a day, if you teach a man to fish he'll eat all the fish you may have caught for yourself”
— Meg Cabot, book Darkest Hour
Source: Darkest Hour
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