78 Quotes by Edward James Olmos

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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