“You're not obligated to win. You're obligated to keep trying to do the best you can every day.”
"To all those mothers and fathers who are struggling with teen-agers, I say, just be patient: even though it looks like you can't do anything right for a number of years, parents become popular again when kids reach 20."
- Marian Wright Edelman
Hope
"You really can change the world if you care enough."
- Marian Wright Edelman
Motivation
"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
Belief in Self
"If we don’t stand up for children, then we don’t stand for much."
- Marian Wright Edelman
Education
"Listening to children is the most basic way to respect their rights."
- Marian Wright Edelman
Education
"Don’t stop when you’re tired. Stop when you’re done."
- Unknown
Perseverance
"He that can have patience can have what he will."
- Benjamin Franklin
Perseverance
"You just can’t beat the person who never gives up."
- Babe Ruth
Perseverance
"What I've learned from running is that the time to push hard is when you're hurting like crazy and you want to give up. … Success is often just around the corner."
- James Dyson
Perseverance
"Never give up because great things take time."
- Adrian Williams
Perseverance