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The most satisfying thing in my life and my career is to work with my children.

Martin Sheen

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Martin Sheen
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: August 3
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Ramón Gerardo Antonio Estévez
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While acting is what I do for a living, activism is what I do to stay alive.
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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”?
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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.
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My first civil disobedience arrest for social justice was in 1986 for protesting the SDI.
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