By creating so many illusory images of physical perfection.
ADORA SVITAKSince the age of four, I’ve been exploring what I can do with the written word.
More Adora Svitak Quotes
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Students read for tests and because their parents ask them to.
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But where’s the encouragement to lead meaningful lives right now?
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Discriminatory word when it comes to criticizing behavior associated with irresponsibility and irrational thinking.
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Let’s abolish the term ‘childish’ because adults normally cause the largest problems.
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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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The challenge is getting everyone to pay attention to it.
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I realise I’m still a child, though I do feel older.
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Our words can have power that we don’t think we have in everyday life.
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As children, we have a tenuous idea of love.
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A lot of negative words adults call the young.
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There’s no committee that says, ‘This is the type of person who can change the world – and you can’t.
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No matter your position or place in life.
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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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So in that respect I could be called one, although I don’t think I’ll go off the rails.
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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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The traits the word ‘childish’ addresses are seen so often in adults that we should abolish this age.
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Everything from championing literacy and youth voice to raising awareness about world hunger.
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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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Any good teacher knows how important it is to connect with students and understand our culture.
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Hoping to instill my love of learning in other children.
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If you pursued something that you felt strongly about, then I call that success.
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The point of my work is to make it clear that all youth can make ‘big miracles’ happen.
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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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With writing, I can express myself, really, and share my ideas and just let my thoughts flow out.
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It is imperative to create opportunities for children so that we can grow up to blow you away.
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Enthusiasm just creates bubbles; it doesn’t keep them from popping.
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