And when school doesn’t offer the same, it’s easy to tune out.
ADORA SVITAKIf we all understood we can learn from both older and younger people, then we’d have a better world.
More Adora Svitak Quotes
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But it doesn’t change the fact that we are chained to the beast. Voluntarily, of course.
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With writing, I can express myself, really, and share my ideas and just let my thoughts flow out.
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Mostly, I avoid worrying since the time spent doing it could be spent more constructively.
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But where’s the encouragement to lead meaningful lives right now?
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Recently did an on-line test called ‘What’s Your True Age?’ My result was 50-60 years old.
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Realizing that anyone can do it is the first step.
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I realise I’m still a child, though I do feel older.
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A real world that is increasingly technology-driven.
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I just thought everyone loved reading as much as I did.
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But I think it’s very important to tell children that you can read for fun, too, and to understand human spirit. It builds empathy.
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Discriminatory word when it comes to criticizing behavior associated with irresponsibility and irrational thinking.
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Because I think that we are less hampered when it comes to ‘this costs too much’ or ‘that’s impossible.’
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In order to make anything a reality, you have to dream about it first.
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Whether on store aisles or storefronts ads, magazine covers or TV show, we speak more to the profit margins of companies than the self-esteem of today’s girls.
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Success on the front of women’s rights will look like a world not only with obvious advances.
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It seems we’re not only uninformed about our present.
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I would say that kids are great in many ways.
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To try to teach ignoring technology is to ignore the progress that we have made over the last century.
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Since the age of four, I’ve been exploring what I can do with the written word.
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Any good teacher knows how important it is to connect with students and understand our culture.
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The fact that a baby can be born today and condemned to a life of hardship, struggle.
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CEOs of top companies could probably use a dose of not-asking-for-raise behavior and less self-entitlement.
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Our inexperience might be what gives us the ability to teach our elders something.
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The first thing anyone can do, about any issue, is get informed.
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Students read for tests and because their parents ask them to.
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No matter what size you are, it still isn’t good enough.
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