Edward James Olmos Quotes

It feels good to have a body of work that, 30 years later, people show up and say, 'Man, we appreciate you.'

It was my care to make my life illustrious not by words more than by deeds.

Changes your life, getting into the Hall of Fame. For the rest of my life, I'll be known as Hall of Famer George Kell.

I think that a show that is as successful as 'The Golden Girls' is a once-in-a-lifetime thing. If you don't feel proud to be part of a show that has that kind of track record, then shame on you, because that's a privilege.

If I die and I gotta couple Grammys on me, more than a couple hits on me, I got some plaques and I got billboards still up and I done touched a lot of people's souls and I'm viral, once that happen then you can judge all you want.

Success can be a legacy.

I'm not just looking for hits.

The Shield was only around for what? Two years? And we did a lot in two years. I think the fact that people even take those two years and put them up against the reputations of those other groups really says a lot about what we were able to accomplish in that short period of time.

I want to go down in the history books with what I've achieved.

Success is a relative quotient, and fame can be ephemeral. An Oscar is something that becomes a part of your record, a tangible acknowledgement that your efforts have made a difference.

All my life I wanted to accomplish something worthwhile-a thing people will say took a little something.

Lying in a featherbed will bring you no fame, nor staying beneath the quilt, and he who uses up his life without achieving fame leaves no more vestige of himself on Earth than smoke in the air or foam upon the water.

I want to change history, do something important in my life, and influence individuals like we have with millions of small businesses on Alibaba. Then they love and respect you because you made their life important.

Being a world champion is something I'm already proud of and can take for the rest of my life.

I'm more proud of quitting smoking than of anything else I've done in my life, including winning an Oscar.

I feel like I've finally made it as an actor. I've been doing this for years and you don't always make a movie that everybody likes.

I've been to the Hall of Fame many times, in grade school and high school. I had field trips to the Hall of Fame and taking tours of it. I just never thought about that one day I possibly might be in it. I think it'd be great.

In my proudest moments, I think I had a real hand in the creative force of making 'Star Trek.' But most of the time, I don't think about it.

I'm obsessed by the idea of making my mark on history. And Arsenal is my paradise.

Success makes so many people hate you. I wish it wasn't that way. It would be wonderful to enjoy success without seeing envy in the eyes of those around you.

It's nice to walk into a club and see your picture. Then you know you've done something good.

I guess I'm pleased and proud of the respect of my peers, and that when I disappear from the scene or from this earth, I will have left a mark. They'll say, 'He did it well.' I like being funny; it opens people up.

I hope I will have achieved something lasting.

You were not created to just get by with an average, unrewarding, or unfulfilling life. God created you to leave your mark on this generation.

After the smoke clears, I think people will say, 'You know what? That Shaun Alexander, he did all right when he was here. I think there will be more smiles when the smoke clears.