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Here are several **verified quotes of wisdom by Martin Sheen**, the acclaimed actor and activist known for his deep reflections on life, faith, and social responsibility:
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**On purpose and service:**
> *”The only thing we can do as artists is to serve the people. Serve the people with our art, our love, our lives.”*
> (Source: *Interview*, Catholic Digest, 2008)
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**On activism and conscience:**
> *”You never know when you’re going to do something that’s going to tip the scale, and it may be years later before you know you did it.”*
> (Source: *The Progressive*, 2003)
> *”War at best is barbarism. But war at its worst is genocide and that is what is happening in Iraq and it is happening in our name.”*
> (Source: Speech at an anti-war rally, 2006)
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**On faith and humility:**
> *”I act because I love it. I act because it’s the one place I’m most alive. But activism is where I find the greatest joy.”*
> (Source: *Interview*, PBS, 2012)
> *”We are not asked to do great things. We are asked to do all things with great love.”*
> (Source: Cited in multiple public addresses; a paraphrase of Mother Teresa, often quoted by Sheen)
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**On identity and growth:**
> *”You can’t be a half-hearted human being. You either care or you don’t. And if you do, you’ve got to do something about it.”*
> (Source: *Interview*, Democracy Now!, 2004)
> *”I learned that you don’t achieve happiness by pursuing it. It’s a byproduct of living a life of meaning.”*
> (Source: *Speaking of Faith* podcast, 2009)
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