After a year of college, he dropped out in 2000 to pursue his dream of becoming a professional musician.

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So, he left Google in 2006 to pursue his dream of writing a cookbook and opening his own restaurant.

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The Post Factory in Manhattan has been helping him learn to edit so he can pursue his dream of becoming a documentary film-maker.

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Born in Argentina, Caplan came to the United States as a legal immigrant in 1964 to pursue his dream of becoming a doctor.

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Back in the mid-2000s, McGuigan, a young artist hailing from the north of Ireland, left Europe to pursue his dream of taking a one-man street show to Africa.

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He walked away from the top spot at TD Ameritrade to pursue his football dream.

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After they were married in 1968, she followed him to Cornell University in upstate New York for his studies, and he urged her to pursue her dream of getting a university degree.

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