Afford Quote by Marian Wright Edelman

Saying we can't afford to invest in early child development means we're storing up bigger costs in the future.

— Michael Marmot

Every parent wants to do what's best for their child. Whatever I can afford, I'm going to get my kid the best education I…

— Michael Moore

I question whether we can afford to teach mother macramé when Johnny still can't read.

— Jerry Brown

By asking the question How can I afford it? your brain is put to work.

— Robert Kiyosaki

A child cannot be taught by anyone who despises him, and a child cannot afford to be fooled.

— Anonymous

When parents are confident that their children will live, they have fewer of them. They invest more in each child's food, health and education.

— Anne M. Mulcahy

“Parents, don’t invest in your child's teaching; invest in your child's learning.”

— Steve Ahn

This is a Budget for Britain's future to secure fairness for each child and invest in every child

— Gordon Brown

If it's wrong for 13-year-old inner-city girls to have babies without the benefit of marriage, it's wrong for rich celebrities, and we ought to…

— Marian Wright Edelman

Investing in [children] is not a national luxury or a national choice. It's a national necessity. If the foundation of your house is crumbling,…

— Marian Wright Edelman

“The war that killed my grandfather and great-uncles and thousands of other blacks is only a footnote in our history books.”

— Cristina García

Whereas our ancestors (not of choice) were the first successful cultivators of the wilds of America, we their descendants feel ourselves entitled to participate…

— Richard Allen