"The goal is not to turn kids into……" — Adora Svitak
"The goal is not to turn kids into your kind of adult, but rather better adults than you have been."
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49 Quotes by Adora Svitak
Adora Svitak has 49 quotes on this site.
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In order to make anything a reality, you have to dream about it first.
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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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If you pursued something that you felt strongly about, then I call that success.
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All that you need to become an entrepreneur and change the world is a working brain - and pretty much…
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By creating so many illusory images of physical perfection, whether on store aisles or storefronts ads, magazine covers or TV…
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Students read for tests and because their parents ask them to, but I think it's very important to tell children…
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Learning between grown-ups and kids should be reciprocal. The reality, unfortunately, is a little different, and it has a lot…
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Our words can have power that we don’t think we have in everyday life. Anyone can make a difference!
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No matter your position or place in life, it is imperative to create opportunities for children so that we can…
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To show that you truly care, you listen.
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The traits the word 'childish' addresses are seen so often in adults that we should abolish this age-discriminatory word when…
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Any good teacher knows how important it is to connect with students and understand our culture.
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Another belief of mine; that everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am merely in disguise.
— Margaret Atwood
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Little girls are cute and small only to adults. To one another they are not cute. They are life-sized.
— Margaret Atwood
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I grew up in a family that was multifaceted, sexually oriented, and pretty much open to everything. And because I…
— Drew Barrymore
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I was raised on government cheese. As an adult, in my first marriage, my husband and I worked real hard…
— Roseanne Barr
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When you're young, you're always wondering when you're actually going to feel like a grownup. And I think you probably…
— Drew Barrymore
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If you want your kids to listen to you, don't yell at them. Whisper. Make them lean in. My kids…
— Mario Batali
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There is nothing funny about Halloween. This sarcastic festival reflects, rather, an infernal demand for revenge by children on the…
— Jean Baudrillard
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What is an adult? A child blown up by age.
— Simone de Beauvoir
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The average adult laughs 15 times a day; the average child, more than 400 times.
— Martha Beck
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Children who assume adult responsibilities feel old when they're young.
— Martha Beck
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Only since the Industrial Revolution have most people worked in places away from their homes or been left to raise…
— Martha Beck
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An Adult faith does not follow the waves of fashion and the latest novelties.
— Pope Benedict XVI
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