And to teach you something about what we know.
ADORA SVITAKEverything from championing literacy and youth voice to raising awareness about world hunger.
More Adora Svitak Quotes
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You must lend an ear today, because we are the leaders of tomorrow
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Hoping to instill my love of learning in other children.
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Enthusiasm just creates bubbles; it doesn’t keep them from popping.
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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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But it doesn’t change the fact that we are chained to the beast. Voluntarily, of course.
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Learning between grown-ups and kids should be reciprocal.
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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 should all be more aware of what’s going on in the world around us and less ignorant.
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And ask for ridiculous salaries and new yachts every year.
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To show that you truly care, you listen.
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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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If you pursued something that you felt strongly about, then I call that success.
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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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It is imperative to create opportunities for children so that we can grow up to blow you away.
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I cannot emphasize enough the importance of family encouragement.
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Prom has all the elements of a popular story.
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The first thing anyone can do, about any issue, is get informed.
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By creating so many illusory images of physical perfection.
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The goal is not to turn kids into your kind of adult, but rather better adults than you have been.
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The unsaid message of that endless rack of juniors’ pushup bras?
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There are lots of different interpretations of the word ‘prodigy.’
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Where no girl is denied access to education, for instance.
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If school is preparation for the real world.
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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 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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