People think, "Wow, people in America have so much money, they're sending hundreds of pencils to this guy." I don't think those people realize that most people who are buying these pencils are buying them as art objects or conversation pieces.
I like to do things that are new, where I feel the sense of discovery. - David Rees
I like to do things that are new, where I feel the sense of discovery.
- David Rees
It would be amazing to tell my grandchildren, like, 'Yeah, I was paid to sharpen 1,000 pencils.' - David Rees
It would be amazing to tell my grandchildren, like, 'Yeah, I was paid to sharpen 1,000 pencils.'
Once you use a toothbrush to clean a pencil sharpener, you should no longer use it to clean your teeth. - David Rees
Once you use a toothbrush to clean a pencil sharpener, you should no longer use it to clean your teeth.
Just because something makes you smile or laugh ... doesn't mean it's a joke. - David Rees
Just because something makes you smile or laugh ... doesn't mean it's a joke.
I don't even drink Coke. It tastes like robot sweat. - David Rees
I don't even drink Coke. It tastes like robot sweat.
To me, if you're lucky enough to make stuff that people will pay money for, do a good job. Really do a good job. Especially if you're talking about r… - David Rees
To me, if you're lucky enough to make stuff that people will pay money for, do a good job. Really do a good job. Especially if you're talking about r…
The thing I hear about a lot is when people over-sharpen their pencil with a single-blade pocket-sharpener and then when they put the pencil to the p… - David Rees
The thing I hear about a lot is when people over-sharpen their pencil with a single-blade pocket-sharpener and then when they put the pencil to the p…
The way you make money is to do something you don't like to do. And that's how you know you're a virtuous person. - David Rees
The way you make money is to do something you don't like to do. And that's how you know you're a virtuous person.
I wanted to get paid to sharpen pencils originally just because I thought it would be fun. - David Rees
I wanted to get paid to sharpen pencils originally just because I thought it would be fun.
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