Occupation: Activist Birth: June 6, 1939
Learn to be quiet enough to hear the genuine within yourself so that you can hear it in others..
When Jesus Christ asked little children to come to him, he didn't say only rich children, or White children, or children with two-parent families, or….
Be a good ancestor. Stand for something bigger than yourself. Add value to the Earth during your sojourn..
Investing in [children] is not a national luxury or a national choice. It's a national necessity. If the foundation of your house is crumbling, you d….
Never let us confuse what is legal with what is right. Everything Hitler did in Nazi Germany was legal, but it was not right..
A nation that does not stand for its children does not stand for anything and will not stand tall in the future..
You just need to be a flea against injustice. Enough committed fleas biting strategically can make even the biggest dog uncomfortable and transform e….
Children must have at least one person who believes in them. It could be a counselor, a teacher, a preacher, a friend. It could be you. You never kno….
It is so important not to let ourselves off the hook or to become apathetic or cynical by telling ourselves that nothing works or makes a difference.….
It's time for greatness - not for greed. It's a time for idealism - not ideology. It is a time not just for compassionate words, but compassionate ac….
Be real. Try to do what you say, say what you mean, and be what you seem..
Service is the rent we pay for being. It is the very purpose of life, and not something you do in your spare time..
You can't be what you can't see..
We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small daily differences we can make which, over time, add up to bi….
What's wrong with our children? Adults telling children to be honest while lying and cheating. Adults telling children to not be violent while market….
If we think we have ours and don't owe any time or money or effort to help those left behind, then we are a part of the problem rather than the solut….
It is the responsibility of every adult... to make sure that children hear what we have learned from the lessons of life and to hear over and over th….
You really can change the world if you care enough..
The future which we hold in trust for our own children will be shaped by our fairness to other people's children..
You just do it one step at a time..
The question is not whether we can afford to invest in every child; it is whether we can afford not to..