Al Gore quotes

Al Gore is an American politician, environmentalist, and former Vice President of the United States. Widely recognized for his efforts to combat climate change, he won the Nobel Peace Prize alongside the IPCC. He continues to advocate for environmental awareness and sustainable solutions worldwide. Here are 247 of his quotes:

During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet.

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The day I made that statement, about the inventing the internet, I was tired because I'd been up all night inventing the Camcorder.

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The interior of the earth is extremely hot - several million degrees.

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When you have the facts on your side, argue the facts. When you have the law on your side, argue the law. When you have neither, holler.

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The first less is this: take it from me, every vote counts.

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There was never any doubt in our minds that men and women were equal, if not more so.

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I've kind of fallen out of love with politics. ... Whatever experience and talents I've gained over the years - I think it may well be that the highest and best use of that is to try to bring enough awareness of the solutions to the climate crisis and enough of a sense of urgency that we come together across party lines on behalf of our children.

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The very first words that we, the American nation, spoke were right here in Philadelphia. You know those words: "We the people." It wasn't, "We the conglomerates." It wasn't, "We the corporations."

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I'm very familiar with the importance of dairy farming in Wisconsin. I've spent the night on a dairy farm here in Wisconsin. If I'm entrusted with the presidency, you'll have someone who is very familiar with what the Wisconsin dairy industry is all about.

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The planet is in distress and all of the attention is on Paris Hilton.

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

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

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My fellow Americans, people all over the world, we need to solve the climate crisis, it's not a political issue, it's a moral issue. We have everything we need to get started, with the possible exception of the will to act, that's a renewable resource, let's renew it.

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

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I have always been fascinated with those who try to look over the horizon and see things that are coming at us.

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A zebra can not change it's spots.

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I've chosen not to challenge the rule of law, because in our system there really is no intermediate step between a Supreme Court decision and violent revolution. When the Supreme Court makes a decision, no matter how strongly one disagrees with it, one faces a choice –are we, in John Adams' phrase, a nation of laws, or is it a contest made on raw power?

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American troops and American taxpayers are shouldering a huge burden with no end in sight because Mr. Bush took us to war on false premises and with no plan to win the peace.

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Like an audience entertained by a magician, we allow ourselves to be deceived by those with a stake in persuading us to ignore reality.

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I have absolutely no plans and no expectations of ever being a candidate again.

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We need to remake the Democratic party. We need to remake America.

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The survival of the United States of America as we know it is at risk. And even more - if more should be required - the future of human civilization is at stake.

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