Edward James Olmos Quotes
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We don't have as much prejudice as we did 40 years ago, but today it is more educated
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You know, Hillary Clinton gives of herself. Princess Diana gave of herself. But they are not saints.
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I learned to discipline myself to do things I didn't want to do
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Because people of color will definitely, definitely become the power base in the Western Hemisphere.
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You get more churches burned down in the United States in the last two years than in the last hundred, because of the lack of understanding of culture and diversity and the beauty of it
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There are nuclear weapons in China, Iran, Korea and Pakistan. It wouldn't take much to send a couple of warheads off on this planet somewhere that would cause a lot of environmental damage, then if you have got someone who wants to retaliate you have real problems.
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I believe that Gandhi was correct. Non-violent civil disobedience is the only way to bring about change that allows people to enjoy the change and not get killed in the process.
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I'm not prepared for holding office any more than I think Arnold is.
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Chiapas is probably the main concern I have right now for the planet.
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I think in Vice and American Me I played very silent, rigid characters and people remember them
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Life's a journey that goes round and round and the end is closest to the beginning.
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When you're asked to fly a 747 you better at least be able to fly a Piper cub
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We all start out with no discipline, no patience, no perseverance, no determination. We all start out at zero. People say, 'You have talent.' No, the gift is to realize that we all start out even. Whether we messed up or put our best foot forward, with these four qualities, we take care of our mental, physical and spiritual health each day. Am I the best in the world? No. The question is: Am I the best I can be?
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I'm always pleased when people respond to the work
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If it’s change you need, relish the journey.
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Our inability to relate to one another is very, very, very important. When we don't have it, we get situations like Bosnia
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Right now, the Anglo people are desperately trying to hold on to the United States, like they tried to hold on to Africa
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What volunteers bring is the human touch, the individual, caring approach that no government program, however well-meaning and well- executed, can deliver.
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Sometimes you gotta do things that you don't really want to do. But you don't do them for money.
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And, granted, for a long time, the European has been dominant in certain parts of this Western Hemisphere, but by the end of the 21st century, it's over.
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We must come to terms with our responsibility to be the gatekeepers to end childhood hunger. Our love for life can propel us to share and provide a secure future for the children of our country.
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Education is a vaccine for violence.
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I support the indigenous people anywhere in the planet
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Everybody has their own way of remembering and every culture has their traditions. When you compare the similarities and differences to other cultures, you start to learn about them and appreciate them. Whether it's the Japanese or the Africans, they all have ways of conjuring spirits and the support of those who have gone before them.
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At the rate we're going, the 21st century looks pretty clear. It's going to be pretty violent
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Now I also discipline myself to do things I love to do when I don't want to do them
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Basically, I think that there are some characters that you can just allow the truth of your character as a human being in your real life to come through
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The older you get the more you understand what you're doing
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And I've been acting for 39 years, so I define characters differently than I did in say Miami Vice
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Education is a vacine for violence
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