The worst decision would be to do it slowly, with bad grace, allowing both sides to grow to hate each other all over again.

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"It's very sad that young people who have so much promise, who were bestowed by life with all the grace in the world and an unquestionable talent, because of ambition, bad advice or simply to obtain money see themselves in situations like this, " he said.

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