To copy is to invite disaster. - W. Edwards Deming

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It's interesting to see how acoustic guitars are emerging as a primary instrument once again. . . reminds me very much of what Jim Messina and I were doing back then. You can't get too far away from an acoustic guitar

W. Edwards Deming

To copy is to invite disaster.

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It's not enough to do your best; you must know what to do & then do your best.

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