Adora Svitak Quotes

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.

Adora Svitak

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 15, 1997

Topics

ChangeSchoolI AmChildParents

I love rehearsing because in rehearsals there are no mistakes, nothing is wrong, some things apply or lead you to focus on the character and the things that don't apply are equally valuable because they lead you to towards what does.

Jim Jarmusch

LoveCharacterFocusMistakesYou

There is a broad range of reaction to the work, as there is a broad range of work I make.

Jim Hodges

WorkReactionMakeRangeBroad

Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others.

Robert Louis Stevenson

CourageYourselfOthersShareKeep

I've always been conscientious and hardworking. I've never wasted time.

Stelios Haji-Ioannou

TimeNeverAlwaysWasted TimeWasted

In order for comedy to be funny you have to play the truth of the moment. But if you're not being completely truthful to the basis of the character, its not going to be funny.

Stephen Root

FunnyCharacterTruthMomentComedy

The more that I know of politics, the more it makes me realize that being a politician is largely useless.

Sophia Bush

PoliticsMeKnowMoreUselessBeing

I believe that every person's failure is their fault, every single time.

Jon Taffer

FailureTimeBelievePersonFault

When I was born, my dad and my mom gave me names, but in Africa, when your child is born, especially close family members can suggest names they want to add on. Maybe your grandmom and your grandpop have something to add to the name of the child.

Dikembe Mutombo

FamilyChildMeMomNameBorn

In primary school in south-eastern Nigeria, I was taught that Hosni Mubarak was the president of Egypt. I learned the same thing in secondary school. In university, Mubarak was still president of Egypt. I came to assume, subconsciously, that he - and others like Paul Biya in Cameroon and Muammar Gaddafi in Libya - would never leave.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

SchoolEgyptPresidentOthersNever

I said that when I looked at photographs of the firefighters who went into the Twin Towers, their faces looked to me like Irish faces. I hadn't yet learnt how careful outsiders have to be when talking about race in America, and I'd put my foot in it. Someone stood up and said aggressively, 'What do you mean by Irish faces?'

Colm Toibin

MeAmericaSomeoneTalkingYouSaid

The first thing I did for TV was a pilot for CBS.

Allison Anders

PilotFirstTVDidThingCBS

Poetry was invented as an mnemonic device to enable people to remember their prayers.

Peter Davison

PoetryPeopleRememberPrayers

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Adora Svitak