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Somehow we are going to have to develop a concept of enough for those at the top and at the bottom so that the necessities of the many are not sacrificed for the luxuries of the few.
Marian Wright Edelman
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Marian Wright Edelman
Age: 85
Born: 1939
Born: June 6
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Don't wait for, expect, or rely on favors. Count on earning them by hard work and perseverance.
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Whoever said anyone has the right to give up.
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People want to pick the leader, and we are obsessed with celebrity and whoever is on the cover of this or that.
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The core of the culture is racism and how black men are viewed. They've always been demonized and seen as threats in our culture. Another holdover from slavery. We've got to deal with that core root of racism and demonization of the upbringing of black men. Black women are not exempt by any means.
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Never work just for money or for power. They won't save your soul or help you sleep at night.
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Be real. Try to do what you say, say what you mean, and be what you seem.
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I worry about the kids who have too much. As a parent living in a so-called good neighborhood with children who went to private high school, I found myself spending much time in parent groups worrying about alcohol, unsupervised parties, and parents not being parents. We've got to send messages to our kids about what is important.
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Justice is not cheap. Justice is not quick. It is not ever finally achieved.
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Why are guns the only unregulated consumer products in America? We regulate toy guns and teddy bears, but we do not regulate a product that kills 4,600 children a year.
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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.
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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.
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