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> [“We wind up in cells of our own making when we're not generous, loving, compassionate, and forgiving. Without love, we build dungeons in our hearts and fill them with our perceived enemies.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-sheen/we-wind-up-in-cells-of-our-own-making-when-we-re-not-generous-loving/)

[Martin Sheen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-sheen/)

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## More by Martin Sheen

> [My first civil disobedience arrest for social justice was in 1986 for protesting the SDI.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-sheen/my-first-civil-disobedience-arrest-for-social-justice-was-in-1986-for/)

[Martin Sheen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-sheen/)

> [I don't think abortion is a good idea. I personally am opposed to abortion, but I will not judge anybody else's right in that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-sheen/i-don-t-think-abortion-is-a-good-idea-i-personally-am-opposed-to/)

[Martin Sheen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-sheen/)

> [I just think that the only way we come to ourselves is through each other.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-sheen/i-just-think-that-the-only-way-we-come-to-ourselves-is-through-each/)

[Martin Sheen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-sheen/)

> [I personally am opposed to abortion, but I will not judge anybody else's right in that regard because I am not a woman and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-sheen/i-personally-am-opposed-to-abortion-but-i-will-not-judge-anybody-else/)

[Martin Sheen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-sheen/)

> [We don't choose a life, we live one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-sheen/we-don-t-choose-a-life-we-live-one/)

[Martin Sheen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-sheen/)

> [The most satisfying thing in my life and my career is to work with my children.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-sheen/the-most-satisfying-thing-in-my-life-and-my-career-is-to-work-with-my/)

[Martin Sheen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-sheen/)

> [Childhood hunger in America is as much a paradox as it is a tragedy. Why, in the wealthiest country in the world, should hunger…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-sheen/childhood-hunger-in-america-is-as-much-a-paradox-as-it-is-a-tragedy/)

[Martin Sheen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-sheen/)

> [On the show, we are not trying to get people to eat their vegetables; we are not trying to get people to become Democrats.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-sheen/on-the-show-we-are-not-trying-to-get-people-to-eat-their-vegetables/)

[Martin Sheen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-sheen/)

> [You are equally responsible for your place in the culture, and you must make a contribution, and you must accept responsibility for what goes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-sheen/you-are-equally-responsible-for-your-place-in-the-culture-and-you/)

[Martin Sheen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-sheen/)

> [I don't think that people in America are really given enough information about the Third World.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-sheen/i-don-t-think-that-people-in-america-are-really-given-enough/)

[Martin Sheen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-sheen/)

> [This supposed idyllic society we have is the most confused, warped, addicted society in the history of the world. We are addicted to power,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-sheen/this-supposed-idyllic-society-we-have-is-the-most-confused-warped/)

[Martin Sheen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-sheen/)

> [When I reached adulthood, even now, I could afford to belong to a country club. But I could never belong to a private club…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-sheen/when-i-reached-adulthood-even-now-i-could-afford-to-belong-to-a/)

[Martin Sheen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-sheen/)

> [The key word about The West Wing is show. It is not a reality show. It has nothing to do with reality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-sheen/the-key-word-about-the-west-wing-is-show-it-is-not-a-reality-show-it/)

[Martin Sheen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-sheen/)

> [Don't invade Iraq. Inspections work, war won't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-sheen/don-t-invade-iraq-inspections-work-war-won-t/)

[Martin Sheen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-sheen/)

> [What we try to say is that it doesn't matter if you are a Republican or a Democrat or conservative or independent. You are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-sheen/what-we-try-to-say-is-that-it-doesn-t-matter-if-you-are-a-republican/)

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