Marian Wright Edelman Quotes

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Failure is just another way to learn how to do something right. - Marian Wright Edelman quote.
Failure is just another way to learn how to do something right.
— Marian Wright Edelman Families in Peril

failure

Do not feel entitled to anything you do not sweat or struggle for. - Marian Wright Edelman quote.
Do not feel entitled to anything you do not sweat or struggle for.
— Marian Wright Edelman The Measure of Our Success: A Letter to My Children and Yours

struggle sweat

You're not obligated to win. You're obligated to keep trying to do the best you can everyday. - Marian Wright Edelman quote.
You're not obligated to win. You're obligated to keep trying to do the best you can everyday.
— Marian Wright Edelman

how to live life motivational

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 quote.
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

family government

There are levels of outrage, and there's a point at which you can't be trespassed upon anymore.  Certain things happen to you that cement your determination never to take it again. - Marian Wright Edelman quote.
There are levels of outrage, and there's a point at which you can't be trespassed upon anymore.  Certain things happen to you that cement your determination never to take it again.
— Marian Wright Edelman What’s a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?

rage

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 quote.
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

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