I have always believed that I could help change the world, because I have been lucky to have adults around me who did.
Marian Wright EdelmanSo often we are depressed by what remains to be done and forget to be thankful for all that has been done.
Marian Wright EdelmanI was taught that the world had a lot of problems; that I could struggle and change them; that intellectual and material gifts brought the privilege and responsibility of sharing with others less fortunate; and that service is the rent each of us pays for living - the very purpose of life and not something you do in your spare time or after you have reached your personal goals.
Marian Wright Edelman