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.
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.
success determination giving-up
Whoever said anybody has a right to give up?
commitment lists sleeves
It is time for every one of us to roll up our sleeves and put ourselves at the top of our commitment list.
hands community independence
Education remains one of the black community's most enduring values. It is sustained by the belief that freedom and education go hand in hand, that learning and training are essential to economic quality and independence.
commitment lists there-comes-a-time
There comes a time when you roll up your sleeves and put yourself at the top of your commitment list.
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.