Marian Wright Edelman

No person has the right to rain on your dreams. ↗

— Marian Wright Edelman

#our dreams #person #rain #right #your

Service is the rent we pay for being. It is the very purpose of life, and not something you do in your spare time. ↗

— Marian Wright Edelman

#life #pay #purpose #rent #service

You really can change the world if you care enough. ↗

— Marian Wright Edelman

#change #change the world #enough #really #world

Never work just for money or for power. They won't save your soul or help you sleep at night. ↗

— Marian Wright Edelman

#just #money #never #night #power

Being considerate of others will take your children further in life than any college degree. ↗

— Marian Wright Edelman

#any #being #children #college #college degree

You just need to be a flea against injustice. Enough committed fleas biting strategically can make even the biggest dog uncomfortable and transform even the biggest nation. ↗

— Marian Wright Edelman

#biggest #biting #committed #dog #enough

Failure is just another way to learn how to do something right. ↗

— Marian Wright Edelman

#faith #hope #inspirational #learning #faith

If we don't stand up for children, then we don't stand for much. ↗

— Marian Wright Edelman

#much #stand #stand up #then #up

Don't feel entitled to anything you didn't sweat and struggle for. ↗

— Marian Wright Edelman

#entitled #feel #struggle #sweat #you

A lot of people are waiting for Martin Luther King or Mahatma Gandhi to come back - but they are gone. We are it. It is up to us. It is up to you. ↗

— Marian Wright Edelman

#come #gandhi #gone #king #lot