Children Quote by Marian Wright Edelman Download Open image “Children cannot lobby and cannot vote. We must speak for them.” — Marian Wright Edelman ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.7 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Children Inspirational Speak Vote
I put a lot of emphasis on childrens issues. Children are many times ignored because they dont vote, and they dont have lobby groups. — Mike DeWine Copy Share Image
Children don't vote but adults who do must stand up and vote for them. — Marian Wright Edelman Copy Share Image
You can bring your children under age 18 into the voting booth with you. Many families do so as a way to teach civic responsibility. — Christine Pelosi Copy Share Image
All kids should vote - it gives them the opportunity to whinge afterwards because you can't complain if you haven't voted. — Dominic Holland Copy Share Image
Every elected official on this planet should understand - don't play with our children, don't do it. — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
In some states, the population is pretty low and if 5,000 kids vote, they could completely change the political atmosphere. — Steve Miller Copy Share Image
Congress needs to get over their political bias with each other and work toward saving children's lives. — David Hogg Copy Share Image
Voting is a right and a responsibility. Teaching young voters the value of this right and responsibility will show them the power they possess… — Alex Padilla Copy Share Image
We can't afford to sacrifice another generation of American children to bureaucratic politics. We've got to get it done. The future, the health, the… — LeVar Burton Copy Share Image
Keeping children alive and free of disease is not a political issue and cannot be put into a partisan box. — Timothy Simons Copy Share Image
The kids get a vote. That's very important when it comes to raising kids. And always keep the bigger picture in mind. — Joe Perry Copy Share Image
We must always refill and ensure there is a critical mass of leaders and activists committed to nonviolence and racial and economic justice who… — Marian Wright Edelman Copy Share Image
It is utterly exhausting being Black in America - physically, mentally, and emotionally. While many minority groups and women feel similar stress, there is… — Marian Wright Edelman Copy Share Image
Justice is not cheap. Justice is not quick. It is not ever finally achieved. — Marian Wright Edelman Copy Share Image
I never thought I was breaking a glass ceiling. I just had to do what I had to do, and it never occurred to… — Marian Wright Edelman Copy Share Image
In my generation, we learned how to be leaders by being exposed to and involved with adults who empowered us and gave us a… — Marian Wright Edelman Copy Share Image
The old notion that children are the private property of parents dies very slowly. In reality, no parent raises a child alone. How many… — Marian Wright Edelman Copy Share Image
When Jesus Christ asked little children to come to him, he didn't say only rich children, or White children, or children with two-parent families,… — Marian Wright Edelman Copy Share Image
“Don’t feel entitled to anything you don’t sweat and struggle for” — Marian Wright Edelman Copy Share Image
You can't tell parents to teach children the value of work when we don't have jobs and the jobs we have don't pay a… — Marian Wright Edelman Copy Share Image
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… — Marian Wright Edelman Copy Share Image
It really takes a community to raise children, no matter how much money one has. Nobody can do it well alone. And it's the… — Marian Wright Edelman Copy Share Image
Democracy cannot breathe, indeed will die, if those enjoined to protect it and uphold the laws snuff it out - with no consequences. — Marian Wright Edelman Copy Share Image
I am certain that children always know more than they are able to tell, and that makes the big difference between them and adults,… — Jacques Lusseyran Copy Share Image
I believe in freedom to do what you want if you aren't hurting others, but pictures of obese protesters giving their children big gulps. — Philip DeFranco Copy Share Image
If the audience likes your work, if they like you, they don't think whether you are married or have children or not. I made… — Dimple Kapadia Copy Share Image
It doesnt seem to me strange that children should like the macabre, the sensational, and the forbidden. — Anthony Hecht Copy Share Image
Gratitude isn't just a feeling, it's an action. Expressing gratitude by writing in a journal, taking a photo, or shooting a video creates a… — Janice Kaplan Copy Share Image
My embarrassing confession is that my father is a 'Camelot: The Musical' obsessive. So as a child, when we were going to visit relatives… — Chris Chibnall Copy Share Image
I have many who keep me going, I am very fortunate in this sense. There is nothing like a child who knows more about… — Floyd Cooper Copy Share Image
My school was one of the most beautiful places a child can grow up in. You are surrounded by nature - cats, dogs, birds… — Amala Akkineni Copy Share Image
A lesser complaint: hair extensions. There are moments on 'All My Children' when half the women actors, young and old, seem to be afflicted… — Camille Paglia Copy Share Image
As a child, I had a lot of older gay men taking care of me. There's a trust there. I feel like little girls… — Margaret Cho Copy Share Image
