It can sketch the future, give life to untold beauty, and communicate the full-force of our love and aspirations.
ADAM BRAUNI asked a boy begging on the streets, ‘If you could have anything in the world, what would you want?’ and he answered me with two words: ‘A pencil.’ Luckily, I had one in my pocket, and in the second it took me to give it to him, a defining dream was born.
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Think about it – most political campaigns are based around values. Barack Obama’s 2008 election campaign galvanized millions of youth behind two very clear values – hope and change.
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We have every resource necessary to provide access to education for every child on the planet; we just need to commit to enabling it.
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Make your life a story worth telling.
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Tourists see, and travelers seek.
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The single most powerful element of youth is that you don’t have the life experiences to know what can’t be done.
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In those moments when priorities clash always stay guided by your values, not your perceived necessities.
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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.
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That’s when the magic happens- when everyone else is asleep and you’re awake thinking about the world as it is, and the world as it could be. Make the most of those moments.
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I’m not a non-profit person. I think of myself as an entrepreneur who wants to work on global education.
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Creating something new is easy, creating something that lasts is the challenge.
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Every person has a revolution beating within his or her chest
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What can a pencil do for all of us? Amazing things. It can write transcendent poetry, uplifting music, or life-changing equations
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I asked a boy begging on the streets, ‘If you could have anything in the world, what would you want?’ and he answered me with two words: ‘A pencil.’ Luckily, I had one in my pocket, and in the second it took me to give it to him, a defining dream was born.
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Your twenties are the time to both accept and fight your way into the person you’re destined to become.
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For any movement to gain momentum, it must start with a small action.
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