And I toyed with abandoning my law school plans for medical school after watching Doc Hollywood about a million times.

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If I abandoned them now, I would be abandoning the ship.

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"I am not abandoning the Church and shall continue to serve it in a manner more adapted to my age and strength, " through prayer and meditation, he added.

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Ambassador CROCKER: I am certain that abandoning or drastically curtailing our efforts will bring failure.

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Frankly, I think the chances of the public suddenly abandoning their bond funds, those very same bond funds that have treated them much more kindly than the stock market did over the past decade, is pure folly.

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All I can figure is that the growth investors are abandoning ship.

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Senator STEVENS: I told my guys, no matter what comes up, we're not abandoning you.

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However, this does not mean abandoning the Church, but rather, if God has requested this of me, it is so that I can continue to serve the Church with the same dedication and the same love with which I have done up until now, but in a way adapted to my age and my strength.

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