Occupation: Activist Birth: June 6, 1939
If we don't stand up for children, then we don't stand for much..
You just need to be a flea against injustice. Enough committed fleas biting strategically can make even the biggest dog uncomfortable and transform e….
A nation that does not stand for its children does not stand for anything and will not stand tall in the future..
Be a good ancestor. Stand for something bigger than yourself. Add value to the Earth during your sojourn..
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….
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….
Learn to be quiet enough to hear the genuine within yourself so that you can hear it in others..
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….
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.….
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..
You really can change the world if you care enough..
Service is the rent we pay for being. It is the very purpose of life, and not something you do in your spare time..
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….
You just do it one step at a time..
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….
The question is not whether we can afford to invest in every child; it is whether we can afford not to..
The future which we hold in trust for our own children will be shaped by our fairness to other people's children..
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….
Be real. Try to do what you say, say what you mean, and be what you seem..
You can't be what you can't see..