the measure of our success Quotes

“It's not the critic who counts. Not the man who points out where the strong man stumbled or where the doer of great deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena. Whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood. Who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again. And who, while daring greatly, spends himself in a worthy cause so that his place may not be among those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat. Theodore Roosevelt quoted by Edelman”
― Marian Wright Edelman, the measure of our success: a letter to my children and yours

“I admit I still recoil against a society that has so slipped in caring that ordinary human sharing and thoughtfulness appears to warrant a"humanitarian award" and diligent effort seems too often the exception rather than the rule.”
― Marian Wright Edelman, the measure of our success: a letter to my children and yours

“Don't give anyone the proxy for your conscience.”
― Marian Wright Edelman, the measure of our success: a letter to my children and yours

“LESSON 8: Forming families is serious business. It requires a measure of thoughtful planning, economic stability, and commitment, particularly with the downward spiral of wages and job opportunities for young families of all races and with the rising costs of good child care and housing, which often require more than one employed parent.”
― Marian Wright Edelman, The Measure of our Success: A Letter to My Children and Yours

“We are the richest nation on earth, yet our incarceration, drug addiction, and child poverty rates are among the highest in the industrialized world.”
― Marian Wright Edelman, The Measure of our Success: A Letter to My Children and Yours

“We must not assume a door is closed but must push on it. We must not assume if it was closed yesterday that it's closed today.”
― Marian Wright Edelman, the measure of our success: a letter to my children and yours