Adora Svitak Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“The unsaid message of that endless rack of juniors' pushup bras? No matter what size you are, it still isn't good enough.”

“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 being made by adults.”

“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 inclusion or exclusion based on your ability or inability to snag a date.”

“I cannot emphasize enough the importance of family encouragement - not just for me, but for everyone.”

“I am writing to make sure that kids don't lose very important traits like curiosity that can drive social change because oftentimes I think parents emphasise more on doing well in school, which is important, but perhaps that sometimes comes at the cost of a child's natural curiosity.”

“If we all understood we can learn from both older and younger people, then we'd have a better world.”

“It seems we're not only uninformed about our present, we're ignorant of our past.”

“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.”

“We need to reward the 'thankless job' of substitute teaching with better pay and chances for permanent positions. I look forward to the day when no student comes home saying, 'I didn't learn much today... we had a sub.'”

“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.”