The question is not whether we can afford to invest in every child; it is whether we can afford not to.
Marian Wright EdelmanPeople want to pick the leader, and we are obsessed with celebrity and whoever is on the cover of this or that.
Marian Wright EdelmanDr. King used to say, 'I was sitting in the back of the bus, but my mind was always up front.' Don't let anybody tell you that you can't do it. You aim high and you work very hard and now I think it's clear that you can be anything you want to.
Marian Wright Edelman