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

Once you use a toothbrush to clean a pencil sharpener, you should no longer use it to clean your teeth.

- David Rees

Just because something makes you smile or laugh ... doesn't mean it's a joke.

- David Rees

I don't even drink Coke. It tastes like robot sweat.

- 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…

- 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…

- 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.

- David Rees

I wanted to get paid to sharpen pencils originally just because I thought it would be fun.

- David Rees