Quotes by

Al Gore

I was in elective politics for 24 years. Ive made four national races, two for President, two for Vice President. I have found there are other ways to serve, and Im enjoying them. – Al Gore

Airplane travel is natures way of making you look like your passport photo. – Al Gore

The day I made that statement, about the inventing the internet, I was tired because Id been up all night inventing the Camcorder. – Al Gore

Our world faces a true planetary emergency. I know the phrase sounds shrill, and I know its a challenge to the moral imagination. – Al Gore

I took the initiative in moving forward a whole range of initiatives that have proven to be important to our countrys economic growth, environmental protection, improvements in our educational system. – Al Gore

I do genuinely believe that the political system is not linear. When it reaches a tipping point fashioned by a critical mass of opinion, the slow pace of change were used to will no longer be the norm. I see a lot of signs every day that were moving closer and closer to that tipping point. – Al Gore

I think its harder for people than it should be. But as more and more of us become carbon neutral and change the patterns in our lives to be part of the solution instead of part of the problem, we are now beginning to see the changes in policy that are needed. – Al Gore

As I have said for many years throughout this land, were borrowing money from China to buy oil from the Persian Gulf to burn it in ways that destroy the future of human civilization. Every bit of that has to change. – Al Gore

Americas political system has evolved over the last 50 years in ways that have enhanced the power of business lobbies. – Al Gore

Winston Churchill aroused this nation in heroic fashion to save civilisation in World War Two. We have everything we need except political will, but political will is a renewable resource. – Al Gore

The science linking the increased frequency and severity of extreme weather to the climate crisis has matured tremendously in the last couple of years. – Al Gore

Our democracy, our constitutional framework is really a kind of software for harnessing the creativity and political imagination for all of our people. The American democratic system was an early political version of Napster. – Al Gore

A president who breaks the law is a threat to the very structure of our government. – Al Gore

I have faith in the United States and our ability to make good decisions based on the facts. – Al Gore

I think the cost of energy will come down when we make this transition to renewable energy. – Al Gore

I pledge to you today that as president, in my first budget, I will introduce the largest increase in special education ever. – Al Gore

While President Bush likes to project an image of strength and courage, the real truth is that in the presence of his large financial contributors, he is a moral coward. – Al Gore

The Bush-Cheney administration had betrayed some basic American values. So there was hunger for change. – Al Gore

A zebra does not change its spots. – Al Gore

Consider what kind of car you get. Buy cars and other products that have the least impact environmentally. – Al Gore