when I was a kid I used to dream about traveling to space I used to imagine
traveling to space I used to imagine
traveling to space I used to imagine myself flying between the stars stopping
myself flying between the stars stopping
myself flying between the stars stopping off for planets and making new alien
off for planets and making new alien
off for planets and making new alien friends as I continued my journey into
friends as I continued my journey into
friends as I continued my journey into the unknown I was amazed by the infinite
the unknown I was amazed by the infinite
the unknown I was amazed by the infinite possibilities that the universe had to
possibilities that the universe had to
possibilities that the universe had to offer and I had a vivid imagination as a
offer and I had a vivid imagination as a
offer and I had a vivid imagination as a kid something I still have to this day
kid something I still have to this day
kid something I still have to this day well last year my dream kind of came
well last year my dream kind of came
well last year my dream kind of came true
true
true not in the way I would have thought but
not in the way I would have thought but
not in the way I would have thought but I did spend 32 nights up in space I
I did spend 32 nights up in space I
I did spend 32 nights up in space I found myself floating between the stars
found myself floating between the stars
found myself floating between the stars visiting planets that previously did not
visiting planets that previously did not
visiting planets that previously did not exist I was making them up in fact I was
exist I was making them up in fact I was
exist I was making them up in fact I was painting them I painted every star in
painting them I painted every star in
painting them I painted every star in the sky all 50,000 of them and I created
the sky all 50,000 of them and I created
the sky all 50,000 of them and I created my own version of the universe in the
my own version of the universe in the
my own version of the universe in the most unlikely of places a car park Carl
most unlikely of places a car park Carl
most unlikely of places a car park Carl Sagan once said there are three blurs
Sagan once said there are three blurs
Sagan once said there are three blurs contemplations of the cosmos stir us
contemplations of the cosmos stir us
contemplations of the cosmos stir us like a faint tingling in the spine we
like a faint tingling in the spine we
like a faint tingling in the spine we know we are approaching the greatest of
know we are approaching the greatest of
know we are approaching the greatest of mysteries I think we spend our whole
mysteries I think we spend our whole
mysteries I think we spend our whole lives trying to figure out our place in
lives trying to figure out our place in
lives trying to figure out our place in the universe what is it that we can
the universe what is it that we can
the universe what is it that we can offer that’s different to the next for
offer that’s different to the next for
offer that’s different to the next for some of us we realize this from a very
some of us we realize this from a very
some of us we realize this from a very young age for others it takes our whole
young age for others it takes our whole
young age for others it takes our whole life if we ever get there at all for me
life if we ever get there at all for me
life if we ever get there at all for me it took around 28 years before I was
it took around 28 years before I was
it took around 28 years before I was able to figure this out and to take you
able to figure this out and to take you
able to figure this out and to take you on this journey with me I need to go
on this journey with me I need to go
on this journey with me I need to go back to when I was 14 years old and I
back to when I was 14 years old and I
back to when I was 14 years old and I saw a music video playing in a record
saw a music video playing in a record
saw a music video playing in a record store the bird looked a bit strange to
store the bird looked a bit strange to
store the bird looked a bit strange to me they had long hair they wore t-shirts
me they had long hair they wore t-shirts
me they had long hair they wore t-shirts have said things like the misfits and
have said things like the misfits and
have said things like the misfits and the Vandals and at the time I had no
the Vandals and at the time I had no
the Vandals and at the time I had no idea what this meant but their visual
idea what this meant but their visual
idea what this meant but their visual language spoke to me the music was loud
language spoke to me the music was loud
language spoke to me the music was loud it was angry
it was angry
it was angry it seemed opinionated the musician
it seemed opinionated the musician
it seemed opinionated the musician seemed
seemed
seemed really believe in what they were saying
really believe in what they were saying
really believe in what they were saying and lyrics like I’ll do what I want and
and lyrics like I’ll do what I want and
and lyrics like I’ll do what I want and I do what I feel like and live like
I do what I feel like and live like
I do what I feel like and live like there’s no tomorrow
there’s no tomorrow
there’s no tomorrow spoke to me what I had unknowingly
spoke to me what I had unknowingly
spoke to me what I had unknowingly stumbled across was punk music something
stumbled across was punk music something
stumbled across was punk music something that would help shape my mental outlook
that would help shape my mental outlook
that would help shape my mental outlook and define the person that it would
and define the person that it would
and define the person that it would become for the rest of my life
become for the rest of my life
become for the rest of my life what I would later learn is that this
what I would later learn is that this
what I would later learn is that this music represented the anti-establishment
music represented the anti-establishment
music represented the anti-establishment it was nonconformist it challenged the
it was nonconformist it challenged the
it was nonconformist it challenged the status quo by asking questions about our
status quo by asking questions about our
status quo by asking questions about our environment and this spoke to me
environment and this spoke to me
environment and this spoke to me inevitably I began skateboarding and
inevitably I began skateboarding and
inevitably I began skateboarding and skateboarding complimented punk music in
skateboarding complimented punk music in
skateboarding complimented punk music in the sense that you would view your
the sense that you would view your
the sense that you would view your environment in unconventional manner
environment in unconventional manner
environment in unconventional manner things like ledges and rails and
things like ledges and rails and
things like ledges and rails and staircases no longer served a
staircases no longer served a
staircases no longer served a traditional function but instead became
traditional function but instead became
traditional function but instead became obstacles for us to defeat and when we
obstacles for us to defeat and when we
obstacles for us to defeat and when we did or if we did we felt like we were on
did or if we did we felt like we were on
did or if we did we felt like we were on top of the world we embraced the DIY
top of the world we embraced the DIY
top of the world we embraced the DIY ethic and the visual language of punk
ethic and the visual language of punk
ethic and the visual language of punk music and of skateboarding so much so
music and of skateboarding so much so
music and of skateboarding so much so that I’ll never forget the day that my
that I’ll never forget the day that my
that I’ll never forget the day that my dad came home and so my brother and I
dad came home and so my brother and I
dad came home and so my brother and I sitting on the sofa one of us had a
sitting on the sofa one of us had a
sitting on the sofa one of us had a shaved head with a mohawk and the other
shaved head with a mohawk and the other
shaved head with a mohawk and the other one had blue hair and you could see the
one had blue hair and you could see the
one had blue hair and you could see the fear in his eyes as he began to question
fear in his eyes as he began to question
fear in his eyes as he began to question where he went wrong something that he
where he went wrong something that he
where he went wrong something that he would later embrace I guess what this
would later embrace I guess what this
would later embrace I guess what this was doing to me was developing a culture
was doing to me was developing a culture
was doing to me was developing a culture within me that began to stand against
within me that began to stand against
within me that began to stand against society to challenge society I had an
society to challenge society I had an
society to challenge society I had an issue with I guess walking in the
issue with I guess walking in the
issue with I guess walking in the footsteps of others I didn’t like the
footsteps of others I didn’t like the
footsteps of others I didn’t like the idea that I was following a
idea that I was following a
idea that I was following a predetermined path and I began to
predetermined path and I began to
predetermined path and I began to develop issues with the idea of school
develop issues with the idea of school
develop issues with the idea of school University career and mortgage I knew
University career and mortgage I knew
University career and mortgage I knew exactly where my life was headed and
exactly where my life was headed and
exactly where my life was headed and where I’d be in 20 years from now and
where I’d be in 20 years from now and
where I’d be in 20 years from now and that didn’t sit very well with me
that didn’t sit very well with me
that didn’t sit very well with me University is a funny place if you’re
University is a funny place if you’re
University is a funny place if you’re anything like me you’re a kid when you
anything like me you’re a kid when you
anything like me you’re a kid when you go in and you’re a kid when you come out
my brother was proposed an idea to me
my brother was proposed an idea to me which came from Howard Bloom this was
which came from Howard Bloom this was
which came from Howard Bloom this was the idea that a does not equal a
the idea that a does not equal a
the idea that a does not equal a at first I didn’t understand what this
at first I didn’t understand what this
at first I didn’t understand what this meant but the more I thought about it
meant but the more I thought about it
meant but the more I thought about it the more I understood if I was to write
the more I understood if I was to write
the more I understood if I was to write a on a piece of paper
a on a piece of paper
a on a piece of paper and you were to write a on a piece of
and you were to write a on a piece of
and you were to write a on a piece of paper those two A’s will never be the
paper those two A’s will never be the
paper those two A’s will never be the same from the stroke of your hand
same from the stroke of your hand
same from the stroke of your hand to the way the ink falls on the paper to
to the way the ink falls on the paper to
to the way the ink falls on the paper to even the moment in time an AS 7:01 is
even the moment in time an AS 7:01 is
even the moment in time an AS 7:01 is not the same as an A at 7:02 and this to
not the same as an A at 7:02 and this to
not the same as an A at 7:02 and this to me became a fitting representation of us
me became a fitting representation of us
me became a fitting representation of us as human beings we may be made up of the
as human beings we may be made up of the
as human beings we may be made up of the same stuff but we all have something
same stuff but we all have something
same stuff but we all have something unique that we can offer and I feel that
unique that we can offer and I feel that
unique that we can offer and I feel that it’s up to us to explore this University
it’s up to us to explore this University
it’s up to us to explore this University kind of felt like a game of survival of
kind of felt like a game of survival of
kind of felt like a game of survival of the fittest everyone competing to be
the fittest everyone competing to be
the fittest everyone competing to be better the next better than the next at
better the next better than the next at
better the next better than the next at doing the same thing well I never really
doing the same thing well I never really
doing the same thing well I never really felt like I was a fittest in fact I
felt like I was a fittest in fact I
felt like I was a fittest in fact I never even felt like I was fit
never even felt like I was fit
never even felt like I was fit Georgiy course proposed the principle of
Georgiy course proposed the principle of
Georgiy course proposed the principle of competitive exclusion this idea that if
competitive exclusion this idea that if
competitive exclusion this idea that if you have the masses all competing for
you have the masses all competing for
you have the masses all competing for the same resources the inevitable
the same resources the inevitable
the same resources the inevitable outcome is that they will try and find
outcome is that they will try and find
outcome is that they will try and find their own niche well I was trying to
their own niche well I was trying to
their own niche well I was trying to find my niche I didn’t use university as
find my niche I didn’t use university as
find my niche I didn’t use university as a way to study my course but instead as
a way to study my course but instead as
a way to study my course but instead as a way to study myself I spent my time
a way to study myself I spent my time
a way to study myself I spent my time playing drums in a touring band and
playing drums in a touring band and
playing drums in a touring band and visually communicating my frustrations
visually communicating my frustrations
visually communicating my frustrations on paper but I was already part of the
on paper but I was already part of the
on paper but I was already part of the problem I was lost I was trapped I’d
problem I was lost I was trapped I’d
problem I was lost I was trapped I’d come out of university with a degree and
come out of university with a degree and
come out of university with a degree and I began my corporate life I was part of
I began my corporate life I was part of
I began my corporate life I was part of the problem that I had been discussing
the problem that I had been discussing
the problem that I had been discussing my whole life unknowingly during my
my whole life unknowingly during my
my whole life unknowingly during my career I stumbled across a philosophical
career I stumbled across a philosophical
career I stumbled across a philosophical and a psychological project I began
and a psychological project I began
and a psychological project I began making stickers of a cloud character
making stickers of a cloud character
making stickers of a cloud character something that I would stick on my way
something that I would stick on my way
something that I would stick on my way to work every day really it was a way
to work every day really it was a way
to work every day really it was a way for me to cheer myself up I liked seeing
for me to cheer myself up I liked seeing
for me to cheer myself up I liked seeing this character look back at me every day
this character look back at me every day
this character look back at me every day I felt somewhat rebellious I felt like I
I felt somewhat rebellious I felt like I
I felt somewhat rebellious I felt like I was doing something outside of the norm
was doing something outside of the norm
was doing something outside of the norm over time this habit
over time this habit
over time this habit obsession and I started getting off the
obsession and I started getting off the
obsession and I started getting off the trainer stop earlier I stopped taking a
trainer stop earlier I stopped taking a
trainer stop earlier I stopped taking a train altogether and I began cycling to
train altogether and I began cycling to
train altogether and I began cycling to work so I could put more of these things
work so I could put more of these things
work so I could put more of these things all around London and they became more
all around London and they became more
all around London and they became more ambitious they became larger in scale
ambitious they became larger in scale
ambitious they became larger in scale the stickers became posters and the
the stickers became posters and the
the stickers became posters and the posters became sheets that were tiled
posters became sheets that were tiled
posters became sheets that were tiled together and I couldn’t stop doing it
together and I couldn’t stop doing it
together and I couldn’t stop doing it and then something interesting happened
and then something interesting happened
and then something interesting happened people started to ask questions about it
people started to ask questions about it
people started to ask questions about it what does it mean why are you doing it
what does it mean why are you doing it
what does it mean why are you doing it up until that point I hadn’t asked those
up until that point I hadn’t asked those
up until that point I hadn’t asked those questions I was doing it for myself I
questions I was doing it for myself I
questions I was doing it for myself I was doing it as a way to vent once
was doing it as a way to vent once
was doing it as a way to vent once people started asking these questions
people started asking these questions
people started asking these questions and creating a dialogue with the work I
and creating a dialogue with the work I
and creating a dialogue with the work I began asking questions about it and I
began asking questions about it and I
began asking questions about it and I began to understand the power of a
began to understand the power of a
began to understand the power of a symbol in a world that’s so heavily
symbol in a world that’s so heavily
symbol in a world that’s so heavily saturated with the media and advertising
saturated with the media and advertising
saturated with the media and advertising and political leaders religious leaders
and political leaders religious leaders
and political leaders religious leaders even your parents trying to push you in
even your parents trying to push you in
even your parents trying to push you in a certain direction you’re made to feel
a certain direction you’re made to feel
a certain direction you’re made to feel that you have to accept in order to be
that you have to accept in order to be
that you have to accept in order to be accepted and this didn’t sit well with
accepted and this didn’t sit well with
accepted and this didn’t sit well with me this cloud was the exact opposite of
me this cloud was the exact opposite of
me this cloud was the exact opposite of this it was purely subjective it existed
this it was purely subjective it existed
this it was purely subjective it existed to exist and it was down to the viewer
to exist and it was down to the viewer
to exist and it was down to the viewer to interpret it in their own way and
to interpret it in their own way and
to interpret it in their own way and what this ended up doing was stimulating
what this ended up doing was stimulating
what this ended up doing was stimulating curiosity about your environment to make
curiosity about your environment to make
curiosity about your environment to make you look at it with a different eye the
you look at it with a different eye the
you look at it with a different eye the Japanese philosophy called Shingen
Japanese philosophy called Shingen
Japanese philosophy called Shingen Shingen is the idea that you use your
Shingen is the idea that you use your
Shingen is the idea that you use your mind’s eye to evaluate your surroundings
mind’s eye to evaluate your surroundings
mind’s eye to evaluate your surroundings not to blindly accept things not to see
not to blindly accept things not to see
not to blindly accept things not to see something I think yes this is for me but
something I think yes this is for me but
something I think yes this is for me but instead to think about things something
instead to think about things something
instead to think about things something that I probably didn’t do in my teenage
that I probably didn’t do in my teenage
that I probably didn’t do in my teenage years growing up aside from the
years growing up aside from the
years growing up aside from the philosophical and psychological aspect
philosophical and psychological aspect
philosophical and psychological aspect of the cloud I noticed an emotional
of the cloud I noticed an emotional
of the cloud I noticed an emotional connection developing with it I noticed
connection developing with it I noticed
connection developing with it I noticed I like minded community of people
I like minded community of people
I like minded community of people connecting with it there was one
connecting with it there was one
connecting with it there was one poignant moment in the evolution of the
poignant moment in the evolution of the
poignant moment in the evolution of the cloud I stood out to me there was a
cloud I stood out to me there was a
cloud I stood out to me there was a particular restaurant in London that was
particular restaurant in London that was
particular restaurant in London that was notorious for having a queue outside
notorious for having a queue outside
notorious for having a queue outside well one night we decided to skip the
well one night we decided to skip the
well one night we decided to skip the queue and to have dinner at the bar we
queue and to have dinner at the bar we
queue and to have dinner at the bar we made friends with the bartender and
made friends with the bartender and
made friends with the bartender and after dinner I gave him a cloud sticker
after dinner I gave him a cloud sticker
after dinner I gave him a cloud sticker and we moved on
and we moved on
and we moved on a year later we came back to the same
a year later we came back to the same
a year later we came back to the same bar we sat in the same seat and the same
bar we sat in the same seat and the same
bar we sat in the same seat and the same bartender was there he looked at me and
bartender was there he looked at me and
bartender was there he looked at me and I looked to him he kind of squinted as
I looked to him he kind of squinted as
I looked to him he kind of squinted as he tried to figure out who I was but he
he tried to figure out who I was but he
he tried to figure out who I was but he knew something was up when he realized
knew something was up when he realized
knew something was up when he realized who I was
who I was
who I was he disappeared behind the bar and came
he disappeared behind the bar and came
he disappeared behind the bar and came running out waving his phone in the air
running out waving his phone in the air
running out waving his phone in the air and on the back of the phone was that
and on the back of the phone was that
and on the back of the phone was that same cloud sticker that had given him a
same cloud sticker that had given him a
same cloud sticker that had given him a whole year ago and in this day and age
whole year ago and in this day and age
whole year ago and in this day and age we pick up our phones hundreds of times
we pick up our phones hundreds of times
we pick up our phones hundreds of times a day and he remembered this interaction
a day and he remembered this interaction
a day and he remembered this interaction that we had had a whole year ago he came
that we had had a whole year ago he came
that we had had a whole year ago he came around to my side of the bar gave me a
around to my side of the bar gave me a
around to my side of the bar gave me a high-five and a hug give me a hug we had
high-five and a hug give me a hug we had
high-five and a hug give me a hug we had a brief encounter a year before that and
a brief encounter a year before that and
a brief encounter a year before that and he felt so close to me that he treated
he felt so close to me that he treated
he felt so close to me that he treated me as a family member
me as a family member
me as a family member immediately I knew there was something
immediately I knew there was something
immediately I knew there was something powerful happening or something that I
powerful happening or something that I
powerful happening or something that I needed to explore and so I quit my day
needed to explore and so I quit my day
needed to explore and so I quit my day job I decided I’m going to give this my
job I decided I’m going to give this my
job I decided I’m going to give this my full attention and I began evolving the
full attention and I began evolving the
full attention and I began evolving the project even further this is the guy
project even further this is the guy
project even further this is the guy once I dedicated myself full time to
once I dedicated myself full time to
once I dedicated myself full time to this everything became a bit more
this everything became a bit more
this everything became a bit more ambitious it became a bit more
ambitious it became a bit more
ambitious it became a bit more large-scale and I began integrating my
large-scale and I began integrating my
large-scale and I began integrating my work into the urban landscape and
work into the urban landscape and
work into the urban landscape and changing the way things looked I began
changing the way things looked I began
changing the way things looked I began showing people that what you may think
showing people that what you may think
showing people that what you may think is impossible can actually be possible
is impossible can actually be possible
is impossible can actually be possible and something as Extreme as painting the
and something as Extreme as painting the
and something as Extreme as painting the side of a building or changing the
side of a building or changing the
side of a building or changing the environment completely visually is a
environment completely visually is a
environment completely visually is a possible thing to do when you see
possible thing to do when you see
possible thing to do when you see something that exists that is not
something that exists that is not
something that exists that is not supposed to be there that is uncommon
supposed to be there that is uncommon
supposed to be there that is uncommon that stands against advertising you
that stands against advertising you
that stands against advertising you begin to question it you begin to ask
begin to question it you begin to ask
begin to question it you begin to ask why is that there and sometimes this
why is that there and sometimes this
why is that there and sometimes this feeling is unnatural it’s unnatural
feeling is unnatural it’s unnatural
feeling is unnatural it’s unnatural because we feel that everything has to
because we feel that everything has to
because we feel that everything has to be financially motivated well this is
be financially motivated well this is
be financially motivated well this is not the case with what I do it’s never
not the case with what I do it’s never
not the case with what I do it’s never been the case and this was telling
been the case and this was telling
been the case and this was telling people that things can exist purely to
people that things can exist purely to
people that things can exist purely to exist to stimulate curiosity and to
exist to stimulate curiosity and to
exist to stimulate curiosity and to stimulate thought what I really liked
stimulate thought what I really liked
stimulate thought what I really liked about what I was doing was that there
about what I was doing was that there
about what I was doing was that there no rules there was no textbook there was
no rules there was no textbook there was
no rules there was no textbook there was no one way of doing things it was up to
no one way of doing things it was up to
no one way of doing things it was up to me and I felt free to do it the way that
me and I felt free to do it the way that
me and I felt free to do it the way that I wanted to do it but with anything like
I wanted to do it but with anything like
I wanted to do it but with anything like that you have fear fear is a natural
that you have fear fear is a natural
that you have fear fear is a natural cause but I used this fear I used it to
cause but I used this fear I used it to
cause but I used this fear I used it to understand that I needed it in order to
understand that I needed it in order to
understand that I needed it in order to feel alive if I wasn’t doing something
feel alive if I wasn’t doing something
feel alive if I wasn’t doing something uncomfortable then I was just coasting
uncomfortable then I was just coasting
uncomfortable then I was just coasting if everything was easy for me to do but
if everything was easy for me to do but
if everything was easy for me to do but I wasn’t challenging myself and pushing
I wasn’t challenging myself and pushing
I wasn’t challenging myself and pushing myself in a new direction
Elizabeth Newman proposed the idea of
Elizabeth Newman proposed the idea of the spiral of silence this is the idea
the spiral of silence this is the idea
the spiral of silence this is the idea that if you have an opinion that differs
that if you have an opinion that differs
that if you have an opinion that differs to the masses that you would feel
to the masses that you would feel
to the masses that you would feel neglected and isolated and fearful to
neglected and isolated and fearful to
neglected and isolated and fearful to share those opinions well everything I
share those opinions well everything I
share those opinions well everything I was doing was standing in the face of
was doing was standing in the face of
was doing was standing in the face of that even this TEDx talk when they first
that even this TEDx talk when they first
that even this TEDx talk when they first asked me to do this talk my immediate
asked me to do this talk my immediate
asked me to do this talk my immediate reaction was no why would I stand in
reaction was no why would I stand in
reaction was no why would I stand in front of an audience and put myself in
front of an audience and put myself in
front of an audience and put myself in that position
that position
that position I’ve always hidden behind my work as
I’ve always hidden behind my work as
I’ve always hidden behind my work as though I had a responsibility I was
though I had a responsibility I was
though I had a responsibility I was communicating with the public I was
communicating with the public I was
communicating with the public I was creating a dialogue through my work and
creating a dialogue through my work and
creating a dialogue through my work and I think it helped others by giving a
I think it helped others by giving a
I think it helped others by giving a talk then I felt that this was my duty
talk then I felt that this was my duty
talk then I felt that this was my duty punk music skateboarding the cloud is
punk music skateboarding the cloud is
punk music skateboarding the cloud is the antithesis of everything to do with
the antithesis of everything to do with
the antithesis of everything to do with fear it’s not being afraid to share your
fear it’s not being afraid to share your
fear it’s not being afraid to share your opinion and it’s being it’s making
opinion and it’s being it’s making
opinion and it’s being it’s making yourself willing to suffer for it
yourself willing to suffer for it
yourself willing to suffer for it there was one punk show in particular
there was one punk show in particular
there was one punk show in particular that I’ll never forget my friends and I
that I’ll never forget my friends and I
that I’ll never forget my friends and I all had tickets for this show and sadly
all had tickets for this show and sadly
all had tickets for this show and sadly enough for me I lost mine
enough for me I lost mine
enough for me I lost mine but I wasn’t willing to accept defeat I
but I wasn’t willing to accept defeat I
but I wasn’t willing to accept defeat I needed to go to the show and I needed to
needed to go to the show and I needed to
needed to go to the show and I needed to figure out a way to get in so I decided
figure out a way to get in so I decided
figure out a way to get in so I decided to take a risk I took one of my friends
to take a risk I took one of my friends
to take a risk I took one of my friends tickets and after school I did a color
tickets and after school I did a color
tickets and after school I did a color photo copy of it on an a4 piece of paper
photo copy of it on an a4 piece of paper
photo copy of it on an a4 piece of paper I cut it out ripped off what should have
I cut it out ripped off what should have
I cut it out ripped off what should have been the perforated edge I left it in my
been the perforated edge I left it in my
been the perforated edge I left it in my pocket to breathe some life into it for
pocket to breathe some life into it for
pocket to breathe some life into it for a few weeks
turning up to the venue and there was an
turning up to the venue and there was an air of excitement in the queue something
air of excitement in the queue something
air of excitement in the queue something I thought was for the band what actually
I thought was for the band what actually
I thought was for the band what actually turned out was that it was all my
turned out was that it was all my
turned out was that it was all my friends in the queue they knew exactly
friends in the queue they knew exactly
friends in the queue they knew exactly what I was doing they knew that I was
what I was doing they knew that I was
what I was doing they knew that I was about to challenge the system to do
about to challenge the system to do
about to challenge the system to do something that was probably a bit stupid
something that was probably a bit stupid
something that was probably a bit stupid but I felt that it was justified and I
but I felt that it was justified and I
but I felt that it was justified and I was standing within my moral grounds
was standing within my moral grounds
was standing within my moral grounds because I had paid for the ticket so to
because I had paid for the ticket so to
because I had paid for the ticket so to me I justified it I remember walking up
me I justified it I remember walking up
me I justified it I remember walking up the stairs and presenting this ticket to
the stairs and presenting this ticket to
the stairs and presenting this ticket to the security guard I shrugged and looked
the security guard I shrugged and looked
the security guard I shrugged and looked to him he looked to me and he assured me
to him he looked to me and he assured me
to him he looked to me and he assured me in I had done it I felt like I had won I
in I had done it I felt like I had won I
in I had done it I felt like I had won I walked into the venue to a huge round of
walked into the venue to a huge round of
walked into the venue to a huge round of applause from everyone he knew that I
applause from everyone he knew that I
applause from everyone he knew that I took such a risk and I believed in
took such a risk and I believed in
took such a risk and I believed in something so much that I was willing to
something so much that I was willing to
something so much that I was willing to do something like that now this doesn’t
do something like that now this doesn’t
do something like that now this doesn’t mean that you should all go out and
mean that you should all go out and
mean that you should all go out and start photocopying your tickets this
start photocopying your tickets this
start photocopying your tickets this isn’t the point of the story the last
isn’t the point of the story the last
isn’t the point of the story the last thing I want to see is hundreds of
thing I want to see is hundreds of
thing I want to see is hundreds of students get inspired by TEDx talk get
students get inspired by TEDx talk get
students get inspired by TEDx talk get arrested for photocopying tickets
arrested for photocopying tickets
arrested for photocopying tickets however the point of the story is to
however the point of the story is to
however the point of the story is to never accept defeat if you believe in
never accept defeat if you believe in
never accept defeat if you believe in something enough then you should never
something enough then you should never
something enough then you should never allow anyone to say no to you the name
allow anyone to say no to you the name
allow anyone to say no to you the name of my project became known as mine in
of my project became known as mine in
of my project became known as mine in yours and mine in yours was used or is
yours and mine in yours was used or is
yours and mine in yours was used or is used as a tool of empowerment as a
used as a tool of empowerment as a
used as a tool of empowerment as a reminder in a way I was speaking to my
reminder in a way I was speaking to my
reminder in a way I was speaking to my younger self and telling myself that
younger self and telling myself that
younger self and telling myself that everything is in the palm of your hands
everything is in the palm of your hands
everything is in the palm of your hands and no one else has control of it it is
and no one else has control of it it is
and no one else has control of it it is up to you what you do with it so before
up to you what you do with it so before
up to you what you do with it so before you leave tonight pick up one of these
you leave tonight pick up one of these
you leave tonight pick up one of these clouds use it to remember this story use
clouds use it to remember this story use
clouds use it to remember this story use it to create your own story and
it to create your own story and
it to create your own story and hopefully their story will remember you
hopefully their story will remember you
hopefully their story will remember you thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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