Anyone can make a difference.
ADORA SVITAKAnd to teach you something about what we know.
More Adora Svitak Quotes
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Enthusiasm just creates bubbles; it doesn’t keep them from popping.
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If school is preparation for the real world.
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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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Because I think that we are less hampered when it comes to ‘this costs too much’ or ‘that’s impossible.’
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The first thing anyone can do, about any issue, is get informed.
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A lot of negative words adults call the young.
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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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It is imperative to create opportunities for children so that we can grow up to blow you away.
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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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A real world that is increasingly technology-driven.
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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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I just thought everyone loved reading as much as I did.
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There are lots of different interpretations of the word ‘prodigy.’
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And ask for ridiculous salaries and new yachts every year.
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My own is of someone who is talented and tries to help other children.
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The reality, unfortunately, is a little different, and it has a lot to do with trust, or a lack of it.
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Not just for me, but for everyone.
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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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The unsaid message of that endless rack of juniors’ pushup bras?
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Since then, I have spoken at hundreds of schools, classrooms and conferences around the world.
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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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We’re used to the characteristics of social media – participation, connection, instant gratification.
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Realizing that anyone can do it is the first step.
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Everything from championing literacy and youth voice to raising awareness about world hunger.
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It has romance. Pretty dresses. Dancing. Limos. High school. Coming of age.
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