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"I never met anyone who didn't have a very smart child. What happens to these children, you wonder, when they reach adulthood?"

- Fran Lebowitz

About this Quote

This quote by Fran Lebowitz is a reflection on the capacity of kids and the opportunities they are given up life. It recommends that all children are born with the potential to be wise and successful, however that this capacity is not constantly understood. The quote indicates that there is something wrong with the method society is structured, as it stops working to provide the required resources and support for these kids to reach their complete capacity. It also suggests that the absence of opportunity for these children to reach adulthood is a disaster, as it rejects them the opportunity to take advantage of their potential. The quote encourages us to think about how we can develop a society that offers the required resources and assistance for all kids to reach their complete capacity.

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Fran Lebowitz This quote is written / told by Fran Lebowitz somewhere between October 27, 1951 and today. He was a famous Journalist from USA. The author also have 48 other quotes.

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