“Every morning I get up and look through the Forbes list of the richest people in America. If I'm not there, I go to work.”

—  Robert Orben

Henry J. Waters III (March 19, 2007) "The Tribune's View: Shield law - Stand up, Mr. Gibbons", Columbia Daily Tribune.
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Variant: Every morning I get up and look throught the Forbes list of the richest people of America. If I am not there, I go to work.

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