If I had my way, I'd end all wars and poverty. We should all be more aware of what's going on in the world around us and less ignorant. Adora Svitak More Quotes by Adora Svitak More Quotes From Adora Svitak In order to make anything a reality, you have to dream about it first. Adora Svitak dream inspirational reality 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 awareness about world hunger. Adora Svitak voice age world No matter your position or place in life, it is imperative to create opportunities for children so that we can grow up to blow you away. Adora Svitak growing-up blow children Learning between grown-ups and kids should be reciprocal. The reality, unfortunately, is a little different, and it has a lot to do with trust, or a lack of it. Adora Svitak different kids reality 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, but where's the encouragement to lead meaningful lives right now? Adora Svitak growing-up encouragement meaningful There's no committee that says, 'This is the type of person who can change the world - and you can't.' Realizing that anyone can do it is the first step. The next step is figuring out how you're going to do it. Adora Svitak ambition success motivational You must lend an ear today, because we are the leaders of tomorrow Adora Svitak leaders-of-tomorrow ears today All that you need to become an entrepreneur and change the world is a working brain - and pretty much nothing else. Adora Svitak entrepreneur brain needs If you pursued something that you felt strongly about, then I call that success. Adora Svitak pursued entrepreneur felt Let's abolish the term 'childish' because adults normally cause the largest problems. Adora Svitak adults causes problem The goal is not to turn kids into your kind of adult, but rather better adults than you have been. Adora Svitak adults goal kids I cannot emphasize enough the importance of family encouragement - not just for me, but for everyone. Adora Svitak importance-of-family encouragement enough Our words can have power that we don't think we have in everyday life - anyone can make a difference. Adora Svitak differences everyday thinking 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 to help us. Adora Svitak negative-words adults way 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 education, for instance - but also one with more subtle changes in how we regard gender and gender stereotypes. Adora Svitak girl rights looks 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 of age. Adora Svitak dancing drama school 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 fit into the common mold of what we think a CEO looks like. Adora Svitak girl self thinking We all love people who give credit to others for their success. Companies would probably do better with CEOs who didn't blow their own horn and ask for ridiculous salaries and new yachts every year. Adora Svitak blow giving years The unsaid message of that endless rack of juniors' pushup bras? No matter what size you are, it still isn't good enough. Adora Svitak juniors messages matter By creating so many illusory images of physical perfection, whether on store aisles or storefronts ads, magazine covers or TV show, we speak more to the profit margins of companies than the self-esteem of today's girls. Adora Svitak tv-shows girl self-esteem
