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30 September 2012 • Kimberly • Leave a Comment

“Make it simple, but significant.”

—Don Draper

Calling anything a motto is ridiculous in my opinion, but if I had one, this would be it.

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  1. Scribbler says

    30 September 2012 at 10:34 am

    I wholeheartedly agree. Big is not always better.

    Adieu, scribbler

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