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It doesn't really matter how much of the rules or the dogma we accepted and lived by if we're not really living by the fundamental creed of the Catholic Church, which is service to others and finding God in ourselves and then seeing God in everyone - including our enemies.
Martin Sheen Quotes: It doesn't really matter how
On the show, we are not trying to get people to eat their vegetables; we are not trying to get people to become Democrats. We are basically trying to encourage people to get involved with public life so that politics isn't left to the wealthy and privileged.
Martin Sheen Quotes: On the show, we are
I think President Clinton was probably the brightest President of the 20th century.
Martin Sheen Quotes: I think President Clinton was
There's no way that I could be the president. You can't have a pacifist in the White House ... I'm an actor. This is what I do for a living.
Martin Sheen Quotes: There's no way that I
I sincerely believe that everything - everything - is grace, and you have to stick around long enough to see it through. I'm a very optimistic person.
Martin Sheen Quotes: I sincerely believe that everything
And there are so many people in the third world suffering so horribly right now, and we are so focused on ourselves and our culture that a lot of things are showing up in our culture that are making it impossible for us to focus on others. We're so self-focused.
Martin Sheen Quotes: And there are so many
I don't like scary films. I watched Psycho for the first time recently, alone in the house at night. That was a mistake. I had to call my friend to come over.
Martin Sheen Quotes: I don't like scary films.
We have to fight for something. It has to cost us. Our lives, our faith, have to cost us something; otherwise we're left to question its value.
Martin Sheen Quotes: We have to fight for
We live in a very dysfunctional society, and this is a very, very dysfunctional Administration.
Martin Sheen Quotes: We live in a very
I became an actor because it was my clumsy attempt to become myself.
Martin Sheen Quotes: I became an actor because
This Administration has led us into an area without vision. Bush has no clear understanding of what is being asked of the citizens, and the military is under his direction.
Martin Sheen Quotes: This Administration has led us
You do it for yourself. You don't expect to change the world. You don't even expect to influence your family or your friends. You do it because you can't not do it and be who you are. Or who you're meant to be.
Martin Sheen Quotes: You do it for yourself.
My first civil disobedience arrest for social justice was in 1986 for protesting the SDI.
Martin Sheen Quotes: My first civil disobedience arrest
Golf is fundamentally about being honest. I see people hit eight shots and tell me they shot five. I never say a word. It is a reminder to me of what is at stake.
Martin Sheen Quotes: Golf is fundamentally about being
Well, I think that Catholicism's basic foundation of faith is personal conscience. I think it's between you and God, not you and the Church.
Martin Sheen Quotes: Well, I think that Catholicism's
We are the generation that brought the bomb in. We have got to be the generation that should take it out.
Martin Sheen Quotes: We are the generation that
War at this time and in this place is unwelcome, unwise, and simply wrong.
Martin Sheen Quotes: War at this time and
People, although having their own cross to carry, can minister to others through their own pain.
Martin Sheen Quotes: People, although having their own
The key word about The West Wing is show. It is not a reality show. It has nothing to do with reality.
Martin Sheen Quotes: The key word about The
That is someone who follows the teachings of the nonviolent Jesus and takes the gospel personally, and then pays the price. I fall into that category.
Martin Sheen Quotes: That is someone who follows
No father could ever be prouder of his son. I hold Charlie's accomplishments dearer than my own. He has been through so much and overcome so much more. Even if he weren't my son he'd still be my best friend.
Martin Sheen Quotes: No father could ever be
While acting is what I do for a living, activism is what I do to stay alive.
Martin Sheen Quotes: While acting is what I
We (actors) don't really change the world. We reflect it ... but Washington really changes the world.
Martin Sheen Quotes: We (actors) don't really change
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.
Martin Sheen Quotes: I am still a journeyman
I am not the President. Instead, I hold an even higher office, that of citizen of the United States.
Martin Sheen Quotes: I am not the President.
I never lost my faith ... But like all modern Catholics, I felt for a time that I had outgrown the church. Now it is a bone of contention in my soul that I did not share my faith with my kids, as my parents did with me. It was a source of grace when I needed it. I have been greatly nurtured and inspired by my faith.
Martin Sheen Quotes: I never lost my faith
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.
Martin Sheen Quotes: I honestly do not know
We think of violence as being conflict and fighting and wars and so forth, but the most ongoing horrific measure of violence is in the horrible poverty of the Third World ... and the poverty in the United States as well.
Martin Sheen Quotes: We think of violence as
Kids don't always stop to judge or analyze a new experience unless the adults around them react strongly. Otherwise, they just take in the experience and move on to the next one.
Martin Sheen Quotes: Kids don't always stop to
I started caddying when I was nine years old at a very exclusive country club in Dayton, Ohio. And I saw how the other half lived, if you will.
Martin Sheen Quotes: I started caddying when I
Stop going for the easy buck and start producing something with your life. Create, instead of living off the buying and selling of others.
Martin Sheen Quotes: Stop going for the easy
When an actor reaches down into his emotional well and pulls up a deeply personal response, the audience can sense something special is going on. They may not know exactly what they're seeing, but they recognize it as authentic.
Martin Sheen Quotes: When an actor reaches down
We are not asked to do great things. We are asked to do all things with great care.
Martin Sheen Quotes: We are not asked to
I never went to college when I was young and am looking forward to giving it a try ... at age 65!
Martin Sheen Quotes: I never went to college
We never get over our fathers, and we're not required to. (Irish Proverb)
Martin Sheen Quotes: We never get over our
When I reached adulthood, even now, I could afford to belong to a country club. But I could never belong to a private club because of my experience as a child, because it would isolate me from the whole of humanity.
Martin Sheen Quotes: When I reached adulthood, even
It is my pleasure to support a candidate who truly reflects our values and highest ideals.
Martin Sheen Quotes: It is my pleasure to
Childhood hunger in America is as much a paradox as it is a tragedy. Why, in the wealthiest country in the world, should hunger darken the lives and dreams of 12 million children and their families? I believe that, when Americans learn the facts and understand how their involvement can make a difference, banishing childhood hunger will be a national, local and personal priority.
Martin Sheen Quotes: Childhood hunger in America is
Don't invade Iraq. Inspections work, war won't.
Martin Sheen Quotes: Don't invade Iraq. Inspections work,
I think service to others is the real key to winning our own personal freedom and the road to our own happiness, our own personal contentment and fulfillment.
Martin Sheen Quotes: I think service to others
I don't think that people in America are really given enough information about the Third World.
Martin Sheen Quotes: I don't think that people
The Irish tell the story of a man who arrives at the gates of heaven and asks to be let in St. Peter says, "Of course, just show us your scars." The man says, "I have no scars". St. Peter says, "What a pity was there nothing worth fighting for"?
Martin Sheen Quotes: The Irish tell the story
Future generations are not going to ask us what political party were you in. They are going to ask what did you do about it, when you knew the glaciers were melting.
Martin Sheen Quotes: Future generations are not going
You never know when you are doing something that is affecting someone.
Martin Sheen Quotes: You never know when you
I'm one of those cliff-hanging Catholics. I don't believe in God, but I do believe that Mary was his mother.
Martin Sheen Quotes: I'm one of those cliff-hanging
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