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.
ADAM BRAUNI 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 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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Every person has a revolution beating within his or her chest
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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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Tourists see, and travelers seek.
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I could enjoy the life that I had by virtue of the educational attainment that my grandparents and parents had pursued. Education was always incredibly valued in our family.
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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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In those moments when priorities clash always stay guided by your values, not your perceived necessities.
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True self-discovery begins where your comfort zone ends.
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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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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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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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For any movement to gain momentum, it must start with a small action. This action becomes multiplied by the masses, and is made tangible when leadership changes course due to the weight of the movement’s voice.
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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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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 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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