Al Gore Quotes

Former Vice President of the United States

Former U.S. Vice President, climate advocate, and politician. Al Gore served as the Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. He was awarded the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for his contributions to the fight against climate change.

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“The key.. will be a new public awareness of how serious is the threat to the global environment. Those who have a vested interest in the status quo will probably continue to be able to stifle any meaningful change until enough citizens.. are willing to speak out.”

Enough Able Speak Interest Environment Awareness Willing Serious Keys Citizens Threat Meaningful Status Quo Speaks Out Vested Interests

Author:Al Gore

“Feb. 9, 1999 Dear Friend, Without your previous support, Bill Clinton and I would not have won our victories for the American people in 1992 and 1996. ... And to win in 2000, I need you by my side.”

People Needs Winning Sides Support Stupid Victory Humorous Bills Clinton Dear Need You Dear Friend I Need You

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“It seems an easy choice - sacrifice the tree for a human life - until one learns that three trees must be destroyed for each patient treated. Suddenly we must confront some tough questions. How important are the medical needs of future generations?”

Source: Earth in the Balance: Forging a New Common Purpose

“Throughout most of my life, I raised tobacco. I want you to know that my own hands, all of my life, I put in the plant beds and transferred it! I hoed it! I've dug in it! I've sprayed it! I've chopped it! I've shredded it, spiked it, put it in the barn and stripped it and sold it!”

Knows Want Hands My Own Stupid Bed Humorous Plant Raised I Want You Tobacco Barns

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“We all know the leopard can't change his stripes.”

Knows Stupid Racist Can't Change Stripes Leopards

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“I doubt nuclear power will play a much larger role than it does now.”

Doe Play Energy Roles Doubt Nuclear Nuclear Power

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“When energy prices go up, the difficulty of projecting demand also goes up - uncertainty goes up.”

Energy Demand Difficulty Uncertainty

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“The era of procrastination...is coming to a close...we are entering a period of consequences - Winston Churchill (warning about the danger of appeasement”

Danger Periods Consequence Eras Warning Procrastination Entering Sustainable Development Appeasement

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“Hurricane Sandy is a disturbing sign of things to come. We must heed this warning and act quickly to solve the climate crisis. Dirty energy makes dirty weather.”

Energy Crisis Climate Solve Weather Dirty Warning Disturbing Hurricanes Heed Sandy Hurricane Sandy

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“In a time of darkness, you don't curse the darkness, you light a candle.”

Light Darkness Curse Candle

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“Global warming pollution, indeed all pollution, is now described by economists as an “externality.” This absurd label means, in essence: we don’t to keep track of this stuff so let’s pretend it doesn’t exist.”

Mean Stuff Essence Environmental Track Absurd Labels Global Warming Pollution Economist Externalities

Author:Al Gore

“David Agus is one of America's great doctors and medical researchers, a man dedicated to improving the health of as many people as he can. Written in a style and format that will truly engage readers, The End of Illness presents a dramatic, new way of thinking about our own health-a way that could lead to greatly improving the quality of life for millions, starting right now.”

“I'm a big fan of Bitcoin ... Regulation of money supply needs to be depoliticized.”

Needs Bigs Fans Regulation Bitcoin

Author:Al Gore

“I think the fact that within the bitcoin universe an algorithm replaces the functions of the government is actually pretty cool. I am a big fan of bitcoin.”

Bigs Fans Bitcoin

Author:Al Gore

“We know that he has stored secret supplies of biological and chemical weapons throughout his country.”

“Well, the title "An Inconvenient Truth" is a way of highlighting the reasons why some people, including the president, don't seem to accept the truth.”

People Way Wells Reason Seems President Accepting Truth Is Including Titles Reason Why Inconvenient Inconvenient Truth Accepting The Truth Highlighting

Author:Al Gore

“Iraq does pose a serious threat to the stability of the Persian Gulf and we should organize an international coalition to eliminate his access to weapons of mass destruction. Iraq's search for weapons of mass destruction has proven impossible to completely deter and we should assume that it will continue for as long as Saddam is in power.”

“Even if we give first priority to the destruction of terrorist networks, and even if we succeed, there are still governments that could bring us great harm. And there is a clear case that one of these governments in particular represents a virulent threat in a class by itself: Iraq. As far as I am concerned, a final reckoning with that government should be on the table.”

Ifs Giving Should Firsts Stills Government Class Cases Clear Particular Succeed Concerned Destruction Tables Threat Finals Iraq Harm Priorities Terrorist Reckoning

Author:Al Gore

“I am old enough to know that a red carpet is just a rug.”

Knows Inspirational Enough Red Carpet Red Carpet Pageantry

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“Distributed intelligence is the key to the advancement of human civilization. Dictatorships, communist countries, monarchies in the past all eventually collapsed because of their inefficiency in moving information.”

Humans Country Past Moving Information Keys Civilization Computer Communist Dictatorship Advancement Monarchy Inefficiency Human Civilization

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“The task of saving the earth's environment must and will become the central organizing principle of the post-Cold War world.”

World War Earth Principles Environment Cold Tasks Saving Posts Cold War New World Order Saving The Earth

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“I'm sorry I ever invented the Electoral College.”

Politics College Sorry I'm Sorry Electoral College

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“Judge Roberts is a brilliant lawyer, a brilliant judge. He is a very careful judge, a thoughtful judge. I would agree with what the President said earlier. He is a decent man. I think everybody who knows him likes him.”

Thinking Knows Men Said Politics President Judging Agree Careful Brilliant Lawyer Likes Decent Thoughtful Decent Man

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“That we can be e pluribus Unum - out of one, many”

Politics

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“The Bush-Cheney administration had betrayed some basic American values. So there was hunger for change.”

Values Hunger Administration Betrayed American Values

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“I have faith in the United States and our ability to make good decisions based on the facts.”

States Facts Ability Decision United United States Have Faith Good Decision

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“To use a Southern euphemism, our space program has been snake-bit.”

Has Beens Use Bits Space Walking Moon Program Southern Snakes Star Gazing Euphemism Space Program

Author:Al Gore

About the Author

Born: March 31, 1948
Known for: Former Vice President of the United States
Quotes: 427

Books & Sources

Earth in the Balance: Forging a New Common PurposeRelated source material

An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About ItRelated source material

The Assault on Reason: How the Politics of Blind Faith Subvert Wise Decision-MakingRelated source material

Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate CrisisRelated source material

The Assault on ReasonRelated source material

An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power: Your Action Handbook to Learn the Science, Find Your Voice, and Help Solve the Climate CrisisRelated source material

The Assault on Reason: Our Information Ecosystem, from the Age of Print to the Era of TrumpRelated source material

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