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When we're impatient with beginners around us, we would do well to sign up for a class in scuba diving, ballroom dancing or anything else totally brand-new for us.

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Susan Collins
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: December 7
Congressional Staff
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United States Senator
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Maine
Susan Margaret Collins
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