The first thing anyone can do, about any issue, is get informed.
ADORA SVITAKRealizing that anyone can do it is the first step.
More Adora Svitak Quotes
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There are lots of different interpretations of the word ‘prodigy.’
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No matter what size you are, it still isn’t good enough.
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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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Our inexperience might be what gives us the ability to teach our elders something.
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My own is of someone who is talented and tries to help other children.
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Let’s abolish the term ‘childish’ because adults normally cause the largest problems.
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My family joke that I’m really a very senior person who accidentally happens to be 11.
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None of my friends don’t have Facebook accounts.
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Companies would probably do better with CEOs who didn’t blow their own horn.
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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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The challenge is getting everyone to pay attention to it.
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Make sure that your kids or the kids in your life have an opportunity to share their ideas.
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All that you need to become an entrepreneur and change the world is a working brain – and pretty much nothing else.
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We all love people who give credit to others for their success.
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I realise I’m still a child, though I do feel older.
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Mostly, I avoid worrying since the time spent doing it could be spent more constructively.
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Rather than us trying to change girls in order to fit into the common mold of what we think a CEO looks like.
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Everything from championing literacy and youth voice to raising awareness about world hunger.
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Since then, I have spoken at hundreds of schools, classrooms and conferences around the world.
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Due to the fact that we are not jaded or cynical.
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As children, we have a tenuous idea of love.
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If you pursued something that you felt strongly about, then I call that success.
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Maybe we don’t need to wait for our grandchildren’s questions to remind us we should have paid more attention to current events.
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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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We often try to quantify it with how much we feel seen and heard.
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I wouldn’t call myself a geek, but I do sometimes teach Mommy and Daddy stuff about computers.
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