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
Marian Wright Edelman quotes about
dog thinking differences
So often we think we have got to make a difference and be a big dog. Let us just try to be little fleas biting. Enough fleas biting strategically can make a big dog very uncomfortable.
children killing crisis
The crisis of children having children has been eclipsed by the greater crisis of children killing children.
law democracy snuff
Democracy cannot breathe, indeed will die, if those enjoined to protect it and uphold the laws snuff it out - with no consequences.
steps one-step-at-a-time women-leadership
You just do it one step at a time.
trying
I try to act out of faith.
differences trying bigs
In trying to make a big difference, don't ignore the small daily differences we can make.
no-friends
In politics, there are no friends.
war fighting groups
the poor have been sent to the front lines of a federal budget deficit reduction war that few other groups were drafted to fight ...
children kids needs
Children cannot eat rhetoric and they cannot be sheltered by commissions. I don't want to see another commission that studies the needs of kids. We need to help them.
children poverty united-states
It is a spiritually impoverished nation that permits infants and children to be the poorest Americans.
stress color america
It is utterly exhausting being Black in America - physically, mentally, and emotionally. While many minority groups and women feel similar stress, there is no respite or escape from your badge of color.
lucky world adults
I have always believed that I could help change the world, because I have been lucky to have adults around me who did.
determination attitude character
Character, self-discipline, determination, attitude and service are the substance of life.
racism levels discrimination
There are levels of outrage, and there's a point at which you can't be trespassed upon anymore.