Young people are often asked, ‘What do you want to be when you grow up?’ and given advice about how to lead meaningful adult lives.
ADORA SVITAKYoung people are often asked, ‘What do you want to be when you grow up?’ and given advice about how to lead meaningful adult lives.
More Adora Svitak Quotes
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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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And to teach you something about what we know.
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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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I wouldn’t call myself a geek, but I do sometimes teach Mommy and Daddy stuff about computers.
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We all love people who give credit to others for their 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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It has romance. Pretty dresses. Dancing. Limos. High school. Coming of age.
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Like ‘naive,’ ‘impulsive’ and ‘way too connected online,’ are all things we can turn into strengths to help us.
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I taught my first class at a local elementary school the year my first book, ‘Flying Fingers,’ debuted.
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I would say that kids are great in many ways.
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Realizing that anyone can do it is the first step.
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And when school doesn’t offer the same, it’s easy to tune out.
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Hoping to instill my love of learning in other children.
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None of my friends don’t have Facebook accounts.
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Then to ignore technology is to become obsolete.
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