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.

Quote by Marian Wright Edelman

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No one, Eleanor Roosevelt said, can make you feel inferior without your consent. Never give...

No one, Eleanor Roosevelt said, can make you feel inferior without your consent. Never give...

If we think we have ours and don't owe any time or money or effort...

If we think we have ours and don't owe any time or money or effort...

Never work just for money or for power. They won't save your soul or help...

Never work just for money or for power. They won't save your soul or help...

If you as parents cut corners, your children will too. If you lie, they will...

If you as parents cut corners, your children will too. If you lie, they will...

Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world...

Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world...

Parents have become so convinced that educators know what is best for their children that...

Parents have become so convinced that educators know what is best for their children that...

My faith has been the driving thing of my life. I think it is important...

My faith has been the driving thing of my life. I think it is important...

Whoever said anybody has a right to give up?

Whoever said anybody has a right to give up?

People who don't vote have no line of credit with people who are elected and...

People who don't vote have no line of credit with people who are elected and...

We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference,...

We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference,...

Service is what life is all about.

Service is what life is all about.

You didn't have a choice about the parents you inherited, but you do have a...

You didn't have a choice about the parents you inherited, but you do have a...

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

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

Service is the rent we pay for being. It is the very purpose of life,...

Service is the rent we pay for being. It is the very purpose of life,...

Learn to be quiet enough to hear the genuine within yourself so that you can...

Learn to be quiet enough to hear the genuine within yourself so that you can...

Far less wealthy industrialized countries have committed to end child poverty, while the United States...

Far less wealthy industrialized countries have committed to end child poverty, while the United States...

Education is a precondition to survival in America today.

Education is a precondition to survival in America today.

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

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

Learn to be quiet enough to hear the genuine within yourself so that you can...

Learn to be quiet enough to hear the genuine within yourself so that you can...

The future which we hold in trust for our own children will be shaped by...

The future which we hold in trust for our own children will be shaped by...