“The next time you feel like complaining, remember that your garbage disposal probably eats better than 30 percent of the people in the world.”

—  Robert Orben

Steven Keith (December 26, 2007) "The Food Guy Food, how do I love thee?", Charleston Daily Mail, p. P1D.
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American magician and writer 1928

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