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I wasn't that great a chef, and I don't think I'm that great a writer.
Anthony Bourdain
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Anthony Bourdain
Age: 61 †
Born: 1956
Born: June 25
Died: 2018
Died: June 8
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I don't have to agree with you to like you or respect you.
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