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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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The most abundant resources that we possess amongst the 1.5 million nonprofits in the United States are passion and knowledge, yet our most scarce resource is collaboration.
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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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We have the ability to provide quality education to every child on earth right now.
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When creating a business, does renting an office space now mean that you’re producing goods, training staff and generating revenues?
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A simple idea, a heartfelt desire, and a world of possibility. A pencil, a promise, and a dream.
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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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They don’t come off. I walk into a lot of very high-level boardrooms now, and I present to distinguished conferences, but these bracelets remind me of the places I’ve been and the people I’ve met.
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Make sure you make it a story you’re proud to have others tell.
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I understood that I might fail, but I wouldn’t let it happen because I changed my compass along the way.
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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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Your life should be a story you are excited to tell.
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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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Tourists see, and travelers seek.
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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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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.
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Big Dreams start with small unreasonable acts
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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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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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When it comes to fundraising for a social enterprise, if you are pursuing your true passion, you’ll learn to become great at your craft because you’ll care so much about perfecting the skills necessary to make that dream a reality.
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I looked around and acknowledged that what you see around you is proof of what exists within you.
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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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I realized that even big waves start with small ripples
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Each of the bracelets I wear is from a long trip I’ve taken. One is from Nicaragua. One is from Nepal. One is from Guatemala. One is from Laos.
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My journey began with a single pencil. While traveling through India in 2006
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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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Never take no from somebody who cannot say yes.
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