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.
teacher children believe
Children must have at least one person who believes in them. It could be a counselor, a teacher, a preacher, a friend. It could be you. You never know when a little love, a little support will plant a small seed of hope.
dog people focus
When I started out as an activist, the issues were much clearer. There's advantage to the new media, but on the other hand, you miss the ability to frame an issue that you had when there were just three TV networks: CBS, NBC, and ABC. So the whole world could see the same police dogs. The same Bull Connor and his white tank. Now you've got narrow-casting. The media is all fragmented. It's so hard to get people to focus in a sustained way.
dog justice african-american
You just need to be a flea against injustice. Enough committed fleas biting strategically can make even the biggest dog uncomfortable and transform even the biggest nation.
cheating children lying
What's wrong with our children? Adults telling children to be honest while lying and cheating. Adults telling children to not be violent while marketing and glorifying violence... I believe that adult hypocrisy is the biggest problem children face in America.
success perseverance commitment
You're not obligated to win. You're obligated to keep trying to do the best you can every day.
famous-inspirational life-is
Service is what life is all about.
law germany principles
Never let us confuse what is legal with what is right. Everything Hitler did in Nazi Germany was legal, but it was not right.
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.
caring role-models african-american
We must serve consciously as caring role models, emphasizing the ethic of service, not consumption.
depression thankful gratitude
So often we are depressed by what remains to be done and forget to be thankful for all that has been done.
trying
I try to be a person of faith.