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When I was 13 or 14, I took this speed-reading course. A lot of the things you do in speed reading you shouldn't do to a good author, but I've been reading really fast ever since.

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I read pretty well in French and Spanish. I don't want to read a book written in French or Spanish in translation.

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People are always asking me what my favorite food is. I say, 'Food that tells me where I am.'

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It's difficult when you travel around America to get local food; it used to be very easy. You went from town to town and were more in touch with things.

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By modernizing the process of food preservation, Birdseye nationalized and then internationalized food distribution... facilitated urban living and helped to take people away from the farms... and greatly contributed to the development of industrial-scale agriculture.

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Undeniably, Birdseye changed our civilization.

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For some reason, some kids have a fear of food. Some adults do, too. The best cure for that is to try a lot of different kinds of things. The more you try, the more experiences you have.

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There comes a time in every writer's life when it becomes necessary to recognize what people really care about.

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Working in a sugar mill is absolute misery for very little money.

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The Negro League had some of the best players in history. Satchel Paige was probably one of the best pitchers in the history of baseball, and many believe catcher Josh Gibson was a better hitter than Babe Ruth.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Journalist

Born: December 7th, 1948

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