All Marian Wright Edelman Quotes
- I grew up in a very religious family and it is the motivating force to every thing I do. I am fortunate to have had… Adult
- We have the capacity to make sure that every mother has pre-natal care. Yet, we don't do it. What is it about America? It says… America
- Service is the rent we pay for being. It is the very purpose of life, and not something you do in your spare time. Empowering
- Don't feel entitled to anything you didn't sweat and struggle for. African American
- Being considerate of others will take your children further in life than any college degree. Any
- The future which we hold in trust for our own children will be shaped by our fairness to other people's children. Children
- If we don't stand up for children, then we don't stand for much. Children
- We do not have a money problem in America. We have a values and priorities problem. America
- You just need to be a flea against injustice. Enough committed fleas biting strategically can make even the biggest dog uncomfortable and transform even the… African American
- Learn to be quiet enough to hear the genuine within yourself so that you can hear it in others. Contemplation
- A lot of people are waiting for Martin Luther King or Mahatma Gandhi to come back - but they are gone. We are it. It… Action
- If we think we have ours and don't owe any time or money or effort to help those left behind, then we are a part… All
- To all those mothers and fathers who are struggling with teen-agers, I say, just be patient: even though it looks like you can't do anything… Agers
- If you don't like the way the world is, you change it. You have an obligation to change it. You just do it one step… Action
- We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small daily differences we can make which, over… Action
- Parents have become so convinced that educators know what is best for their children that they forget that they themselves are really the experts. Best
- You didn't have a choice about the parents you inherited, but you do have a choice about the kind of parent you will be. Choice
- Semi-automatic weapons have no socially redeeming purpose. Automatic
- Never work just for money or for power. They won't save your soul or help you sleep at night. African American
- No one, Eleanor Roosevelt said, can make you feel inferior without your consent. Never give it. Consent