"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

"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

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

- Marian Wright Edelman

"Listening to children is the most basic way to respect their rights."

- Marian Wright Edelman

"Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world for the better."

- Marian Wright Edelman