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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.

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

Inspirational, Peace, Women

Marian Wright Edelman (1987). “Families in Peril: An Agenda for Social Change”, p.107, Harvard University Press

Service is the rent we pay for being. It is the very purpose of life, and not something you do in your spare time.

Marian Wright Edelman

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

Marian Wright Edelman (2013). “The Measure of our Success: A Letter to My Children and Yours”, p.15, Beacon Press

Failure is just another way to learn how to do something right.

Marian Wright Edelman

Inspirational, Failure, Writing

Marian Wright Edelman (1987). “Families in Peril: An Agenda for Social Change”, p.112, Harvard University Press

You really can change the world if you care enough.

Marian Wright Edelman

Inspirational, Change, Black History

Don't just dream about grandiose acts of doing good. Every day do small ones, that add up over time to positive patterns.

Marian Wright Edelman

Inspirational, Dream, Add

No person has the right to rain on your dreams.

Marian Wright Edelman

Inspirational, Inspiring, Dream

Marian Wright Edelman (2013). “The Measure of our Success: A Letter to My Children and Yours”, p.29, Beacon Press

The outside world told black kids when I was growing up that we weren't worth anything. But our parents said it wasn't so, and our churches and our schoolteachers said it wasn't so. They believed in us, and we, therefore, believed in ourselves.

Marian Wright Edelman

Inspirational, Growing Up, Kids

Dr. King used to say, 'I was sitting in the back of the bus, but my mind was always up front.' Don't let anybody tell you that you can't do it. You aim high and you work very hard and now I think it's clear that you can be anything you want to.

Marian Wright Edelman

Inspirational, Kings, Thinking