If you pursued something that you felt strongly about, then I call that success.
ADORA SVITAKRather 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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Realizing that anyone can do it is the first step.
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In order to make anything a reality, you have to dream about it first.
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And ask for ridiculous salaries and new yachts every year.
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The unsaid message of that endless rack of juniors’ pushup bras?
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But also one with more subtle changes in how we regard gender and gender stereotypes.
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We’re ignorant of our past.
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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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The challenge is getting everyone to pay attention to it.
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But where’s the encouragement to lead meaningful lives right now?
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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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A lot of negative words adults call the young.
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Mostly, I avoid worrying since the time spent doing it could be spent more constructively.
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You must lend an ear today, because we are the leaders of tomorrow
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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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Companies would probably do better with CEOs who didn’t blow their own horn.
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We should all be more aware of what’s going on in the world around us and less ignorant.
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Our inexperience might be what gives us the ability to teach our elders something.
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Not just for me, but for everyone.
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Where no girl is denied access to education, for instance.
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Let’s abolish the term ‘childish’ because adults normally cause the largest problems.
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Learning between grown-ups and kids should be reciprocal.
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Students read for tests and because their parents ask them to.
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Op-eds and studies can highlight our decreased enthusiasm for Facebook ’til the cows come home.
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If I had my way, I’d end all wars and poverty.
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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.
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I was thrilled to be able to read at three.
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