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
dream rain acceptance
No person has the right to rain on your dreams.
bad-day thinking trying
Every day I wear my Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth medallions around my neck. When I think I'm having a bad day, I try to think about their day, and I get up.
famous-inspirational life-is
Service is what life is all about.
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.
caring differences making-a-difference
Understand and be confident that each of us can make a difference by caring and acting in small as well as big ways.
steps one-step-at-a-time women-leadership
You just do it one step at a time.
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.
racism levels discrimination
There are levels of outrage, and there's a point at which you can't be trespassed upon anymore.
grateful favors kind
Be grateful for good breaks and kind favors but don't count on them.
pieces seeds
In every seed of good there is always a piece of bad.
birth-control birth contraceptives
Hope is the best contraceptive.
grateful thinking important
I'm doing what I think I was put on this earth to do. And I'm really grateful to have something that I'm passionate about and that I think is profoundly important.
parent problem incredibles
Luckily, I had incredible parents who, when they saw a problem, didn't say, "Why doesn't somebody do something?" They would say, "Why don't we do something?".