"Service is the rent we pay for living." — Marian Wright Edelman

"Service is the rent we pay for living."

— 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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This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. — Hannah Arendt
There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous. — Hannah Arendt
Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. — Hannah Arendt
To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would… — Hannah Arendt
Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless. — Hannah Arendt
These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth… — Pietro Aretino
Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood. — Pietro Aretino
I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. — Dario Argento
I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing. — Dario Argento
In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento

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