Marian Wright Edelman
Marian Wright Edelman
Marian Wright Edelmanis an American activist for the rights of children. She has been an advocate for disadvantaged Americans for her entire professional life. She is president and founder of the Children's Defense Fund...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActivist
Date of Birth6 June 1939
CountryUnited States of America
inspiring perseverance work
Don't feel entitled to anything you didn't sweat and struggle for.
children drinking white
I've always hated being hemmed in or seeing anybody being hemmed in. Even when I was the smallest child, I couldn't bear being told I couldn't drink at a so-called white drinking fountain.
people safety voting
We all need to get out of our safety zones too. In addition to voting, we need to embarrass people who don't do the right thing. It's going to take citizen action.
children promise mankind
It is [children] who are God's presence, promise and hope for mankind.
peace thinking effort
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.
parent choices kind
You didn't have a choice about the parents you inherited, but you do have a choice about the kind of parent you will be.
trying
I try to be a person of faith.
helping-others pay volunteerism
Service is the rent we pay for living.
famous-inspirational life-is
Service is what life is all about.
family education children
Parents have become so convinced that educators know what is best for their children that they forget that they themselves are really the experts.
people leader obsessed
People want to pick the leader, and we are obsessed with celebrity and whoever is on the cover of this or that.
graduation kindness children
Being considerate of others will take your children further in life than any college degree.
people drug slavery
It's the new slavery. It came out of the drug laws and it really is something we're going to have to confront, but I don't see enough people up in arms about that. We need to be.
change inspiring peace
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.