“For any movement to gain momentum, it must start with a small action.”

Never take no from somebody who cannot say yes.

Speak the language of the person you want to become.

True self-discovery begins where your comfort zone ends.

I’m not a non-profit person. I think of myself as an entrepreneur who wants to work on global education.

In those moments when priorities clash always stay guided by your values, not your perceived necessities.

You never realize how much you value something until you are faced with the prospect of losing it.

We fear leaving those familiar surroundings, which is natural, but through exploration of the unfamiliar we stop focusing on the labels that define WHAT we are and discover WHO we are.

Make your life a story worth telling. You only get one shot at this existence, and one day when you’re gone the most important thing you’ll leave behind is the legacy of the life you lived.

As our values are the core to who we are as human beings, they are also the easiest way to identify and connect with others in meaningful ways.

Creating something new is easy, creating something that lasts is the challenge.

I realized that even big waves start with small ripples

In moments of uncertainty…i mmerse yourself in the life you would be most proud to live.

Made with Pencils is grounded in the creativity of a few, propelled by the financial support of many, and most importantly, it’s empowering generations to come.

A simple idea, a heartfelt desire, and a world of possibility. A pencil, a promise, and a dream.

Your life should be a story you are excited to tell.

A major celebrity is a major brand, and major brands pick very critically what other brands they’re going to associate with. So an A-list celebrity usually picks an A-list brand.

Any effects created before 1975 were done with either tape or echo chambers or some kind of acoustic treatment. No magic black boxes!

I don’t differentiate between this one sin struggle than any other.

I’m suspicious of any mode of transportation that requires a running start.

Well, if you ask any filmmaker how they got into it, everyone came a different route.

There’s never any real problem fitting guitar and organ together.

I don’t write songs for myself anymore. I only write songs on assignment.

When I go up there, which is my intention, the Big Judge will say to me, Where are your wounds? and if I say I haven’t any, he will say, Was there nothing to fight for?

Well, you probably will always believe there should be laws against fraud, and I don’t think there is any need for a law against fraud.