Marian Wright Edelman Quotes:
Ocupation: Activist
Life: b. June 6, 1939
Birthday: June 6
I was taught that the world had a lot of problems; that I could struggle and change them; that intellectual and material gifts brought the privilege and responsibility of sharing with others less fortunate; and that service is the rent each of us pays for living - the very purpose of life and not something you do in your spare time or after you have reached your personal goals.
source: David Halberstam, Marian Wright Edelman, Sadako N. Ogata (1991). “Japan & the U.S.: where are we today?”
topic: Struggle, Responsibility, Volunteer, Less Fortunate, Privilege And Responsibility, Volunteering And Service, Personal Goal
