Martin Sheen Quotes - Page 3

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• 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

  Dream, Country, Children

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• 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

  Golf, Eight, People

  Interview with David Kupfer, progressive.org. July 1, 2003.

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• 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. We have our own Third World here. And we have to first become aware of that and how to help and solve that.

  Martin Sheen

  War, Fighting, Thinking

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• 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

  Mistake, Night, House

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• I am a very conscientious golfer. I count every stroke. I learned to play that way. That is the only way I can play. It taught me to be honest. There is no greater virtue than honesty.

  Martin Sheen

  Honesty, Play, Way

  Interview with David Kupfer, progressive.org. July 1, 2003.

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• My first civil disobedience arrest for social justice was in 1986 for protesting the SDI.

  Martin Sheen

  Justice, Firsts, Social

  Interview with David Kupfer, progressive.org. July 1, 2003.

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• Jim Dean and Elvis were the spokesmen for an entire generation. When I was in acting school in New York, years ago, there was a saying that if Marlon Brando changed the way people acted, then James Dean changed the way people lived. He was the greatest actor who ever lived. He was simply a genius.

  Martin Sheen

  New York, School, Years

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• George W Bush is like a bad comic working the crowd, a moron, if youll pardon the expression.

  Martin Sheen

  Expression, Crowds, Comic

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• Aaron Sorkin very sticky about using precise language. It's in his contract: you have to use what he writes!

  Martin Sheen

  Writing, Language

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• I don't think abortion is a good idea. I personally am opposed to abortion, but I will not judge anybody else's right in that regard because I am not a woman and I could never face the actual reality of it.

  Martin Sheen

  Reality, Thinking, Ideas

  Source: progressive.org

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• 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

  God, Mother, Believe

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• I have been accused of being a traitor, and I have been accused of not supporting the military. Nothing could be further from the truth. The leaders are the ones who make the decisions. The soldiers do not have the choice. I support the soldiers as human beings.

  Martin Sheen

  Military, Choices, Support

  Source: progressive.org

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• We never get over our fathers, and we’re not required to. (Irish Proverb)

  Martin Sheen

  Father, Get Over, Our Father

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• Those years on the golf course as a caddie, boy, those people were something. They were vulgar, some were alcoholics, racist, they were very difficult people to deal with. A lot of them didn't have a sense of humor.

  Martin Sheen

  Humor, Golf, Boys

  Interview with David Kupfer, progressive.org. July 1, 2003.

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• I think most actors rarely get the opportunity to play something really close to you and speaks to something you deeply believe.

  Martin Sheen

  Believe, Opportunity, Thinking

  Source: www.lasplash.com

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• 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

  Military, Understanding, Vision

  Interview with David Kupfer, progressive.org. July 1, 2003.

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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.

  Martin Sheen

  Father, War, Winning

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• I have been accused of being a traitor, and I have been accused of not supporting the military. Nothing could be further from the truth.

  Martin Sheen

  Military, Traitor, Accused

  Interview with David Kupfer, progressive.org. July 1, 2003.

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• The key word about The West Wing is show. It is not a reality show. It has nothing to do with reality.

  Martin Sheen

  Reality, Keys, Wings

  Interview with David Kupfer, progressive.org. July 1, 2003.

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• I was a celebrity. This is not what I do for a living - politics. I play politicians, as well as working class or clergy or whatever, and you mustn't be confused by what you're seeing on television because that's not who I am. So I always ended it.

  Martin Sheen

  Confused, Politician, Working Class

  Source: www.avclub.com

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