In moments of uncertainty…i mmerse yourself in the life you would be most proud to live.
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.
More Adam Braun Quotes
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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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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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Your twenties are the time to both accept and fight your way into the person you’re destined to become.
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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.
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Never take no from somebody who cannot say yes.
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Many of us spend our entire lives in the same bubble – we surround ourselves with people who share our opinions, speak the way we speak, and look the way we look.
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For any movement to gain momentum, it must start with a small action.
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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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I realized that even big waves start with small ripples
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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 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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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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Creating something new is easy, creating something that lasts is the challenge.
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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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Speak the language of the person you want to become.
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