Al Gore Quotes

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Al Gore

Profession : Vice President

Birth : March 31, 1948

I remember as a boy when the conversation on civil rights was won in the South. I remember a time when one of my friends made a racist joke and another said, 'Hey man, we don't go for that anymore.'

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The presidency is more than a popularity contest.

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

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The conversation on global warming has been stalled because a shrinking group of denialists fly into a rage when it's mentioned.

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I've learned the importance of changing people's minds at the grassroots level so that whoever does run will have a much better chance of encountering public opinion that reaches a critical mass and brings about a change not only in White House policies but in the Congress and in the state legislatures and all around the world.

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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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There is an air of unreality in debating these arcane points when the world is changing in such dramatic ways right in front of our eyes because of global warming.

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Civil disobedience has an honourable history, and when the urgency and moral clarity cross a certain threshold, then I think that civil disobedience is quite understandable, and it has a role to play.

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I was in elective politics for 24 years. I've made four national races, two for President, two for Vice President. I have found there are other ways to serve, and I'm enjoying them.

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If you want your energy bills to go up, you should support an ever greater dependence on foreign oil, because the rate of new discoveries is declining as demand in China and India is growing, and the price of oil and thus the price of coal will go sky high.

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America's political system has evolved over the last 50 years in ways that have enhanced the power of business lobbies.

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If the only tool we use to analyse what's valuable is a price tag, then those things that don't have price tags begin to look like they have no value.

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The ability of big money to shape perceptions - where you have four anti-climate lobbyists for every single member of the House and Senate - is a big factor.

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

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There are many who would much prefer that the word 'climate' never be mentioned and that the issue be eliminated from our national conversation.

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The Congress is virtually incapable of passing any reforms unless they first get permission from the powerful special interests who are most affected by the proposal.

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

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Hey, you know what, I've gotta go on that 'Letterman' show. That show is so lame.

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I think that more diversity is a good thing, and fresh points of view articulated by people who are committed to excellence in journalism is a beneficial change in the American media landscape.

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There is the natural tendency that all of us are vulnerable to, to deny unpleasant realities and to look for any excuse to push them away and resolve to think about them another day long in the future.

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