Marian Wright Edelman Quotes

The charities closest to my heart have always involved helping children in some way.

Nothing is more important to our shared future than the well-being of children. For children are at our core - not only as vulnerable beings in need of love and care but as a moral touchstone amidst the complexity and contentiousness of modern life.

I try to sign for as many kids as possible. Kids come first, and I'll always sign for a kid before an adult.

Hillary Clinton worked with Marian Wright Edelman in Children's Defense Fund. That's all you need to do know.

Anyone who does anything to help a child in his life is a hero to me.

The social rights of children must be recognized so that a world suited to their needs may be constructed for them. The greatest crime that society commits is that of wasting the money which it should use for children on things that will destroy them and society itself as well.

I have always admired organizations that help children grow and learn, and organizations that protect and shelter children when no one else does. And I wanted to draw attention to these organizations and recognize the contributions they were making to the country and to our children in particular.

Every child needs a champion.

I'm into anything that really helps children.

It used to be said that this country was a child-centered one. Nothing could be further from the truth. Children have been our lowest priority, both in economic and emotional spending.

It is my deepest conviction that the children should be seen and heard as our most treasured assets.

Children cannot lobby and cannot vote. We must speak for them.

The cause of making the world a better place for children unites us all - today HIV/AIDS is the biggest threat to this one universal objective. UNICEF needs us all to help them change the world for children

I'm not trying to be philosophical, but I really think it's my job to help children. And I don't care if people laugh.

I do most of my work with kids. They are the very foundation of our future. We are so incredibly disrespectful to them in America in every way because they can't vote.

I have no objection to doing anything that is within the law to help children.

When it comes to children’s issues, children don’t vote.

Working with kids is something I really enjoy doing - that's why I also do work with UNICEF.

Ask a celebrity what social cause he or she wants to take up, and many would say utopic things. For me, however, the decision is very clear... I want to do something for children, a category of people I am genuinely fond of.

I'm all about helping children.

I love anything to do with kids, anything to better our youth and put a smile on anybody's face is really what I do it for.

Is there anything more important than a child?

Let all children come unto me.

Whenever I hear anything described as a heartless assault on our children, I tend to think it’s a good idea.

There is no greater cause than making the world fit for children. I feel very strongly about carrying on the family tradition by working with UNICEF to help improve the lives and well-being of children everywhere.