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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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I looked around and acknowledged that what you see around you is proof of what exists within you.
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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. A simple idea, a heartfelt desire, and a world of possibility. A pencil, a promise, and a dream.
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Speak the language of the person you want to become.
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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 understood that I might fail, but I wouldn't let it happen because I changed my compass along the way.
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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. 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 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 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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Creating something new is easy, creating something that lasts is the challenge.
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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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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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My journey began with a single pencil. While traveling through India in 2006, 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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You never realize how much you value something until you are faced with the prospect of losing it.
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Every person has a revolution beating within his or her chest
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Tourists see, and travelers seek.
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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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In moments of uncertainty...i mmerse yourself in the life you would be most proud to live.
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For any movement to gain momentum, it must start with a small action.
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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. 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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