Edward James Olmos Quotes

Our inability to relate to one another is very, very, very important. When we don't have it, we get situations like Bosnia

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?

Education is a vaccine for violence.

You know, Hillary Clinton gives of herself. Princess Diana gave of herself. But they are not saints.

Chiapas is probably the main concern I have right now for the planet.

There is no way that we know what is going on between the African American and the Asian American. We don't understand what an Indigenous American is. We don't understand what a Latino American is

I support the indigenous people anywhere in the planet

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.

Yeah, the New York Times is very intellectual and very, very prestigious, but it doesn't reach the market that People magazine does

It's too bad she won't live. But then again, who does ?

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

We all come from someplace. We didn't just get here by accident. Where we come from has got to be known, if you want to know where you are and who you are. You cannot understand the present without understanding the past, especially when it comes to family.

What volunteers bring is the human touch, the individual, caring approach that no government program, however well-meaning and well- executed, can deliver.

A saint is a person who gives of themself without asking for anything in return. That's how simple it is to be a saint. Try it! Try being a saint

The older you get the more you understand what you're doing

And I've been acting for 39 years, so I define characters differently than I did in say Miami Vice

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.

I want to show how strong I am from my roots.

Education is a vacine for violence

At the rate we're going, the 21st century looks pretty clear. It's going to be pretty violent

Life's a journey that goes round and round and the end is closest to the beginning.

We don't have as much prejudice as we did 40 years ago, but today it is more educated

Right now, the Anglo people are desperately trying to hold on to the United States, like they tried to hold on to Africa

If it’s change you need, relish the journey.

When you're asked to fly a 747 you better at least be able to fly a Piper cub

It’s in the darkest moments when the cracks allow the inner light to come out.

I learned to discipline myself to do things I didn't want to do

I think in Vice and American Me I played very silent, rigid characters and people remember them

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

I'm not prepared for holding office any more than I think Arnold is.

Because people of color will definitely, definitely become the power base in the Western Hemisphere.

Now I also discipline myself to do things I love to do when I don't want to do them

I'm always pleased when people respond to the work

I don't support violence, period.

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.

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.

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.

Sometimes you gotta do things that you don't really want to do. But you don't do them for money.