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 EdelmanThe poor have been sent to the front lines of a federal budget deficit reduction war that few other groups were drafted to fight.
Marian Wright EdelmanTo all those mothers and fathers who are struggling with teen-agers, I say, just be patient: even though it looks like you can't do anything right for a number of years, parents become popular again when kids reach 20.
Marian Wright Edelman