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On the recordJanuary 8, 2014
One of the things I have learned after being on the Earth for 62 years is that a lot of times people don't do things because they can't do everything that they want to do.
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Elijah Cummings
Democratic · Maryland

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Cummings reflects on the tendency to avoid action due to overwhelming goals.

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