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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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.

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...

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,...

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...

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.

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.

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...

Education is a precondition to survival in America today.

Education is a precondition to survival in America today.

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

You really can change the world if you care enough.

You really can change the world if you care enough.

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 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...

Don't stay in bed, unless you can make money in bed.

Don't stay in bed, unless you can make money in bed.

A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business.

A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business.