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“people don’t buy quarter-inch drill bits. They buy quarter-inch holes so they can hang their children’s pictures.” quote by Chip Heath — Download Open image

““people don’t buy quarter-inch drill bits. They buy quarter-inch holes so they can hang their children’s pictures.””

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