I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do. —Edward Everett Hale
“I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do.”

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Diana from Seattle, Wa. MAY 10, 2016
This is similar to how I react at work when I am overwhelmed. This is a keeper!
LIsa from USA NOVEMBER 17, 2015
Yes
Anonymous MARCH 22, 2015
I want to do this!!!

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