Marian Wright Edelman Quotes and Quotations
Service to others is the rent you pay for living on this planet. The legacy I want to leave is a child-care system that says no kid is going to be left alone or left unsafe. You really can change the world if you care enough. Being considerate of others will take you and your children further in life than any college or professional degree. No person has the right to rain on your dreams. If you don't like the way the world is, you change it. You have an obligation to change it. You just do it one step at a time. Don't be afraid of hard work. We must not... ignore the small daily differences we can make which, over time, add up to big differences that we often cannot foresee. Failure is just another way to learn how to do something right.
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