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.
ADAM BRAUNThink 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.
More Adam Braun Quotes
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For any movement to gain momentum, it must start with a small action.
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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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Speak the language of the person you want to become.
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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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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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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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It’s the presence of others who are smarter, kinder, wiser, and different from you that enables you to evolve. Those are the people to surround yourself with at all times.
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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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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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Make your life a story worth telling.
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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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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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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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Every person has a revolution beating within his or her chest
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I realized that even big waves start with small ripples
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We have the ability to provide quality education to every child on earth right now.
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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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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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Your life should be a story you are excited to tell.
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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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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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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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A simple idea, a heartfelt desire, and a world of possibility. A pencil, a promise, and a dream.
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