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.

Quote by Marian Wright Edelman

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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.

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,...

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

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

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...

A lot of people are waiting for Martin Luther King or Mahatma Gandhi to come...

A lot of people are waiting for Martin Luther King or Mahatma Gandhi to come...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Remember and help America remember that the fellowship of human beings is more important than...

Remember and help America remember that the fellowship of human beings is more important than...

The challenge of social justice is to evoke a sense of community that we need...

The challenge of social justice is to evoke a sense of community that we need...

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...

We are willing to spend the least amount of money to keep a kid at...

We are willing to spend the least amount of money to keep a kid at...

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

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

No person has the right to rain on your dreams.

No person has the right to rain on your dreams.

You just need to be a flea against injustice. Enough committed fleas biting strategically can...

You just need to be a flea against injustice. Enough committed fleas biting strategically can...

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,...

The difference between a boss and a leader: a boss says, 'Go!' -a leader says,...

The difference between a boss and a leader: a boss says, 'Go!' -a leader says,...

It has been my misfortune to be engaged in more battles than any other general...

It has been my misfortune to be engaged in more battles than any other general...

Conflicts may be the sources of defeat, lost life and a limitation of our potentiality...

Conflicts may be the sources of defeat, lost life and a limitation of our potentiality...