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Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and feed him for a lifetime. Teach a man to cycle and he will realize fishing is stupid and boring.

Desmond Tutu

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Desmond Tutu
Age: 93
Born: 1931
Born: October 7
Activist
Anglican Priest
Non-Fiction Writer
Archbisphop Desmond Tutu
Desmond Mpilo Tutu
Realize
Cycle
Stupid
Cycles
Realizing
Fishing
Teach
Feed
Give
Fish
Giving
Fishes
Men
Boring
Cycling
Lifetime
Bicycle

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