- There is no free lunch. Don't feel entitled to anything you don't sweat and struggle for.
- Set goals and work quietly and systematically toward them.
- Assign yourself.
- Never work for just money or for power.
- Don't be afraid of taking risks or of being criticized.
- Take parenting and family life seriously.
- Remember that your spouse is your partner and friend.
- Forming families is serious business.
- Be honest.
- Remember that the fellowship of human beings is the most important.
- Sell the shadow for the substance.
- Never give up!
- Be confident that you can make a difference.
- Don't ever stop learning and improving your mind.
- Don't be afraid of hard work.
- Slow down and live.
- Choose your friends carefully.
- Be a can-do, will-try person.
- Try to live in the present.
- Use your power for the community.
- Listen for "the sound of the genuine" within yourself and others.
- You are in charge of your own attitude.
- Remember your roots, history and the forebears' shoulder on which you stand.
- Be reliable. Be faithful. Finish what you start.
- Always remember that you are never alone.
Marion Wright Edelman
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