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36 quotes by Edward James Olmos

Edward James Olmos (born Edward Olmos; February 24, 1947) is an American actor and director. Among his most memorable roles are William Adama in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica, Lt. Martin Castillo in Miami Vice, teacher Jaime Escalante in Stand and Deliver, patriarch Abraham Quintanilla in the film Selena, Detective Gaff in Blade Runner, and narrator El Pachuco in both the stage and film versions of Zoot Suit. In 1988, Olmos was nominated...
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Education is the vaccine for violence.

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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... →

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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.

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

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

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I support the indigenous people anywhere in the planet.

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

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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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Success is a matter of one's own feeling about oneself.

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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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Education is a vacine for violence.

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Education is the key. But it's the kind of education that we teach that is the key. We don't have it.

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