I feel very lucky to have grown up having interaction with adults who were making change but who were far from perfect beings. That feeling of not being paralyzed by your incredible inadequacy as a human being, which I feel every day, is a part of the legacy that I've gotten from so many of the adult elders.
Marian Wright EdelmanYou're not obligated to win. You're obligated to keep trying to do the best you can every day.
Marian Wright EdelmanI don't care what my children choose to do professionally, just as long as within their choices they understand they've got to give something back.
Marian Wright Edelman