What can a pencil do for all of us? Amazing things. It can write transcendent poetry, uplifting music, or life-changing equations
ADAM BRAUNThe 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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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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Big Dreams start with small unreasonable acts
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Your life should be a story you are excited to tell.
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It can sketch the future, give life to untold beauty, and communicate the full-force of our love and aspirations.
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Never take no from somebody who cannot say yes.
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Make sure you make it a story you’re proud to have others tell.
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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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It is the local community that needs to own the commitment to education.
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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.
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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.
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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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In moments of uncertainty…i mmerse yourself in the life you would be most proud to live.
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It always surprises me when donors who operate successful businesses assume that just building a school structure means that a community now has access to education.
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You never realize how much you value something until you are faced with the prospect of losing it.
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Make your life a story worth telling.
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