All Adora Svitak Quotes
- My family joke that I'm really a very senior person who accidentally happens to be 11. Accidentally
- The fact that a baby can be born today and condemned to a life of hardship, struggle, and discrimination simply because of sex is enraging. Baby
- The first thing anyone can do, about any issue, is get informed. Any
- The point of my work is to make it clear that all youth can make 'big miracles' happen. All
- The unsaid message of that endless rack of juniors' pushup bras? No matter what size you are, it still isn't good enough. Bras
- With writing, I can express myself, really, and share my ideas and just let my thoughts flow out. Express
- A lot of negative words adults call the young, like 'naive,' 'impulsive' and 'way too connected online,' are all things we can turn into strengths… Adult
- Hoping to instill my love of learning in other children, I taught my first class at a local elementary school the year my first book,… Book
- I would say that kids are great in many ways, because I think that we are less hampered when it comes to 'this costs too… Cost
- I wouldn't call myself a geek, but I do sometimes teach Mommy and Daddy stuff about computers. And I do watch TV, but only informative… Call
- None of my friends don't have Facebook accounts. Op-eds and studies can highlight our decreased enthusiasm for Facebook 'til the cows come home, but it… Accounts
- Prom has all the elements of a popular story. It reeks of all-Americanness, tension, drama. It has romance. Pretty dresses. Dancing. Limos. High school. Coming… Age
- Since the age of four, I've been exploring what I can do with the written word: everything from championing literacy and youth voice to raising… Age
- Success on the front of women's rights will look like a world not only with obvious advances - where no girl is denied access to… Access
- For kids like me, being called childish can be a frequent occurrence. Every time we make irrational demands, exhibit irresponsible behavior, or display any other… American
- We always reference kids but very rarely ask their opinion. Our inexperience might be what gives us the ability to teach our elders something, due… Ability
- I think that my peers deserve more than products to buy wrapped up in advertising. We need ideas to share and causes to believe in… Advertising
- I think one of the keys to better writing is releasing all of your ideas and to not be afraid. Dream big. This could be… Afraid
- CEOs of top companies could probably use a dose of not-asking-for-raise behavior and less self-entitlement, rather than us trying to change girls in order to… Asking
- The current concept of prom just seems so empty. Teenagers get dressed up to go to a dance at a fancy location. It encourages social… Ability
- My parents homeschooled my sister and me for many years. Why? Because the local school insisted that I, being three, should go to preschool, and… Alphabet
- In many countries, schools are preparing students to participate in a democratic environment; yet schools themselves tend to be extremely autocratic, with all high-level decisions… Adult
- When I was little, I thought everyone in the world liked to read because it was so fun. But then I realised that was not… All
- To try to teach ignoring technology is to ignore the progress that we have made over the last century. If school is preparation for the… Become Obsolete