To think out a problem is not unlike drawing a caricature. You have to exaggerate the salient point and leave out that which is not typical. (Eric Hoffer)

To think out a problem is not unlike drawing a caricature. You have to exaggerate the salient point and leave out that which is not typical.

Eric Hoffer

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