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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.

Adam Braun

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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Never take no from somebody who cannot say yes.
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Advice Allow Cannot never No Somebody Speak Take Yes
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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Creativity Dream Financial Grounded Made Pencil Simple Support
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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Core Easiest Human Being Identification Meaningful Thinking Two Value
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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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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Big Bigger Even Realize Ripple Wave
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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Building Bussiness Donor Mean Office Space School Successful Surprise
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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Abutant Collaboration Country Nonprofit Passion Resource
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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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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Children Education Enabling Necessary Need Planet Resource
My journey began with a single pencil. While traveling through India in 2006
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Asked Beginning Boy Dream Journey Pencil Single Traveling
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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Action Become Momentum Movement Small Start Voice Weight
For any movement to gain momentum, it must start with a small action.
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Action Any Event Gain Momentum Movement Small Start
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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Bubble Entire Leaving Ourselves People Surround
Every person has a revolution beating within his or her chest
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Beating Chest People Person Revolution

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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