Quotes by Adam Braun

About Adam Braun:

Adam Braun is an American businessman, author, and philanthropist. He is the Founder & CEO of Pencils of Promise, a non-profit organization that builds schools and increases access to education for children in the developing world.
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Global poverty is a complex web of interlinked problems. There is no one 'silver bullet' that will solve global inequality. Multiple contributing factors must be tackled in parallel. Yes, education alone is unlikely to lead to employment without econ...

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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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Most of all, I'll remind them each morning that we make a choice to bring positivity or negativity into the world, and that within every single person where lies an extraordinary story waiting to unfold.

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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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In moments of uncertainty, when you must chose between two paths, allowing yourself to be overcome by either the fear of failure or the dimly lit light of possibility, immerse yourself in the life you would be most proud to live.

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You may be safe, but I am free.' Take advantage of the freedom that comes with your youth. Inhale life, exhale fire, and embrace the late, sleepless nights, because that's when the magic happens- when everyone else is asleep and you're awake thinking...

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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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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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Creating something new is easy, creating something that lasts is the challenge.

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Your life should be a story you are excited to tell.

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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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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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Every person has a revolution beating within his or her chest

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They chose to be different. And in doing so, they proved that through struggle, sacrifice and service, staggering personal transformation is possible.

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The purest joys are available to all of us, and they're unrelated to status, recognition, or material desires.

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It was only by focusing on creating joy in her life that I discovered the greatest feeling of happiness in my own.

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When you have a celebrity who is willing to shine his personal spotlight on the non-profit and can also speak articulately about the mission, that's really the best of both worlds.

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While many in the social enterprise space often qualify themselves as 'non-profit,' these organizations should instead treat themselves as 'for-purpose.' These organizations should focus on their mission to create social good, while still treating th...

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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. When creating a business, does renting an office space now mean that you're producin...

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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 g...

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Author Bio

  • NameAdam Braun
  • DescriptionBusinessperson
  • BornOctober 31, 1983