Martin Sheen quotes - page 3

We (actors) don't really change the world. We reflect it... but Washington really changes the world. (Martin Sheen)
Once you follow a path of nonviolence and social justice, it won't take you long before you come into conflict with the culture, with the society. You can't know what is at stake or how much it is going to cost you until you get in the game. That's the only way, and the level of cost is equal to the level of involvement. View quote
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I am not a politician or a public servant. I am still a journeyman actor and a peace and justice activist. I'm a pilgrim trying to win my freedom and serve as best I can in the time I have, with this gift I've been given. View quote
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If all of the issues that I have worked on were depending on some measure of success, it would be a total failure. I don't anticipate success. We're not asked to be successful, we are only asked to be faithful. I couldn't even tell you what success is. View quote
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I love The West Wing for many reasons. The show has been a fantasy. But we have offered a parallel universe to reality. View quote
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I think Bush would like to hand his father Saddam Hussein's head and win his approval for what happened after the Gulf War. View quote
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It is one of the only tools that is available to us where you can express a deeply personal, deeply moral opinion and be held accountable. You have to be prepared for the consequences. I honestly do not know if civil disobedience has any effect on the government. I can promise you it has a great effect on the person who chooses to do it. View quote
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