The future which we hold in trust for our own children will be shaped by our fairness to other people's children.
Marian Wright Edelman

We are willing to spend the least amount of money to keep a kid at home, more to put him in a foster home and the most to institutionalize him.
Marian Wright Edelman

We do not have a money problem in America. We have a values and priorities problem.
Marian Wright Edelman

We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small daily differences we can make which, over time, add up to big differences that we often cannot foresee.
Marian Wright Edelman

Whoever said anybody has a right to give up?
Marian Wright Edelman

You didn't have a choice about the parents you inherited, but you do have a choice about the kind of parent you will be.
Marian Wright Edelman

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

You really can change the world if you care enough.
Marian Wright Edelman

You're not obligated to win. You're obligated to keep trying to do the best you can every day.
Marian Wright Edelman