"Ordinary women of grace are, in a sense,……" — Marian Wright Edelman

"Ordinary women of grace are, in a sense, my real role models."

— Marian Wright Edelman

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121 Quotes by Marian Wright Edelman

Marian Wright Edelman has 121 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Whoever said anybody has a right to give up?
Just because a child's parents are poor or uneducated is no reason to deprive the child of basic human rights…
The question is not whether we can afford to invest in every child; it is whether we can afford not…
Service is what life is all about.
Children must have at least one person who believes in them. It could be a counselor, a teacher, a preacher,…
I'm doing what I think I was put on this earth to do. And I'm really grateful to have something…
It's time for greatness - not for greed. It's a time for idealism - not ideology. It is a time…
We are not going to deal with the violence in our communities, our homes, and our nation, until we learn…
I think it is important that people who are perceived as liberals not be afraid of talking about moral and…
Why are guns the only unregulated consumer products in America? We regulate toy guns and teddy bears, but we do…
When Jesus Christ asked little children to come to him, he didn't say only rich children, or White children, or…
The legacy I want to leave is a child-care system that says that no kid is going to be left…

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More Grace Quotes

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The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances. — Aristotle
Above all the grace and the gifts that Christ gives to his beloved is that of overcoming self. — Francis of Assisi
Will is to grace as the horse is to the rider. — Saint Augustine
I'm certainly not opposed to digital technology, whose graces I daily enjoy and rely on in so many ways. But… — Diane Ackerman
I had a father and mother, who were devout and feared God. Our Lord also helped me with His grace.… — Teresa of Avila
In a state of grace, the soul is like a well of limpid water, from which flow only streams of… — Teresa of Avila
Whenever we think of Christ, we should recall the love that led Him to bestow on us so many graces… — Teresa of Avila
Everyone is like a butterfly, they start out ugly and awkward and then morph into beautiful graceful butterflies that everyone… — Drew Barrymore
Laughter is the closest thing to the grace of God. — Karl Barth
God appoints our graces to be nurses to other men's weaknesses. — Henry Ward Beecher
Any artist should be grateful for a naive grace which puts him beyond the need to reason elaborately. — Saul Bellow
My favorite albumn ever is Jeff Buckley's GRACE. I feel a weird unexplainable connection to him. — Rachel Bilson

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