Woody Harrelson quotes - page 2

The history taught in our schools is scandalous. We grew up believing that Columbus actually discovered America. We still celebrate Columbus Day. Columbus was after one thing only - gold. (Woody Harrelson)
I used to have terrible acne on my face: red, splotchy discoloration. And mucus - I was constantly blowing my nose. Then one day, this woman sits down next to me on a bus, and says, 'You're lactose-intolerant.' It all cleared up in three days. That changed my life. Doctors couldn't figure it out. View quote
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I had a hard time with that hockey. I hadn't grown up skating, so that was my biggest challenge. We worked on it and worked on it. But then when we first shot it, it was so hard for me. View quote
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I try to apply the organic concept to my clothes and bedding as well. There's nothing like swimming in organic cotton sheets. View quote
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The giant industries that are polluting our planet as well as violating human rights worldwide are the ones nearest and dearest to the hearts of American politicians. View quote
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I'm an anarchist and I do think things such as Occupy Wall Street are about getting a little closer to the solution. View quote
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I try not to spend too much time with regret, although I wish I'd had more hang time with my dad. View quote
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Well for six years during Cheers I couldn't get another job. View quote
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You have to focus on what you're passionate about. For me it's the forests and of course, because I'm concerned about the forests, I'm concerned about the way paper is made. View quote
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I do sometimes lecture people about what they're eating, but that's only if they ask me. View quote
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Right now there should be a moratorium on the cutting down of old growth in this country. That is a small thing to ask at this point. There is only four percent of old growth left. Ninety-six percent of it has been cut down. (Woody Harrelson)
I was a freshman in college in 1980, the year that Reagan was elected, and I went around badgering people to vote for him. View quote
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I remember my first run-in with cops. It took me really getting to hang, well after that, with cops who were cool, and realizing, 'Okay, there are some bad ones.' I ran into some bad ones in Columbus, Ohio, but they're not all bad. View quote
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I've been in so many good movies that I felt like nobody saw; it's a pretty dreadful feeling. View quote
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We don't get the greatest tools to deal with anger. It's like, 'Hey, count to 10.' When someone really upsets me, how do I respond? I don't usually start counting to 10 and breathing deeply. View quote
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I love England, the people, the parks, the theatre. View quote
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I went to a Presbyterian college, you know, I was in... all the way, and so I remember doing my first sermon when I was 17, I was in high school. It wasn't a full twenty-five minute sermon, but for like ten minutes I got up and they let me do that, and it was on faith. View quote
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I don't believe in politics. I'm an anarchist, I guess you could say. I think people could be just fine looking after themselves. View quote
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Economically, many folks don't feel they can afford organic. While this may be true in some cases, I think more often than not it's a question of priority. I feel it's one of the most important areas of concern ecologically, because the petrochemical giants - DuPont, Monsanto - make huge money by poisoning us. View quote
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I think I've been an incredible example to my kids of what not to do. View quote
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The government may change faces from time to time, but it's not like we fight wars for democracy - we fight wars for capitalism and for oil. (Woody Harrelson)
I wrapped a movie called 'Zombieland,' in which I was constantly under assault by zombies, then flew to New York, still very much in character. With my daughter at the airport I was startled by a paparazzo, who I quite understandably mistook for a zombie. View quote
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Everything I do, I try to think, Okay, what are the ramifications? Like, with the clothes I wear, I prefer if it's grown organically, because cotton - which is what's used in most clothing - takes up 50 percent of all pesticide use. View quote
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I'm one of those actors who is going to come in with 2,500 ideas. You can shoot down 2,499, but one of them you're going to like. View quote
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If you manage to stop the timber industry from cutting this forest, they'll cut that forest. If you stop oil drilling here, they'll go drill there. View quote
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