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Marian Wright Edelman quotes

American Activist June 6, 1939

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I worry about the kids who have too much. As a parent living in a so-called good neighborhood with children who went to private high school, I found myself spending much time in parent groups worrying about alcohol, unsupervised parties, and parents not being parents. Marian Wright Edelman
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 right for a number of years, parents become popular again when kids reach 20. Marian Wright Edelman
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 at a time. Marian Wright Edelman
I'm sure I am impatient sometimes. I sure do get angry sometimes. I think it's outrageous how hard it is to get this country to feed its children and to take care of its children, to give them a decent education. Marian Wright Edelman
Marian Wright Edelman quote: "You're not obligated to win. You're obligated to keep trying..."
You're not obligated to win. You're obligated to keep trying to do the best you can every day. Marian Wright Edelman
I feel very lucky to have grown up having interaction with adults who were making change but who were far from perfect beings. That feeling of not being paralyzed by your incredible inadequacy as a human being, which I feel every day, is a part of the legacy that I've gotten from so many of the adult elders. Marian Wright Edelman
Marian Wright Edelman quote: "Never work just for money or for power. They won't save your..."
Never work just for money or for power. They won't save your soul or help you sleep at night. Marian Wright Edelman
Marian Wright Edelman quote: "The future which we hold in trust for our own children will be..."
The future which we hold in trust for our own children will be shaped by our fairness to other people's children. Marian Wright Edelman
Together we can and must fight for justice for our children and protect them from draconian tax cuts and budget choices that threaten their survival, education and preparation for the future. If they are not ready for tomorrow, neither is America. Marian Wright Edelman
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 time, add up to big differences that we often cannot foresee. Marian Wright Edelman
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 of the problem rather than the solution to the fraying social fabric that threatens all Americans. Marian Wright Edelman
Marian Wright Edelman quote: "No person has the right to rain on your dreams."
No person has the right to rain on your dreams. Marian Wright Edelman
Marian Wright Edelman quote: "You really can change the world if you care enough."
You really can change the world if you care enough. Marian Wright Edelman
Marian Wright Edelman quote: "Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving..."
Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world better than you found it. Marian Wright Edelman
It's time for greatness -- not for greed. It's a time for idealism -- not ideology. It is a time not just for compassionate words, but compassionate action. Marian Wright Edelman

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