A biography for Al Gorehasn’t been written yet.
“We're all capable of mistakes, but I do not care to enlighten you on the mistakes we may or may not have made.”
“I think it's 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.”
“If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure.”
“As I have said for many years throughout this land, we're 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.”
“There are skeptics who do not come to their view because they have a source of income from carbon polluters.”
“I drive a hybrid, and we've changed our light bulbs and windows and installed solar panels and geothermal ground source heat pumps and most everything else.”
“I take no pleasure in the fact that the scientific predictions I've relayed to popular audiences turn out to be true.”
“We can believe in the future and work to achieve it and preserve it, or we can whirl blindly on, behaving as if one day there will be no children to inherit our legacy. The choice is ours; the earth is in balance.”
“Consider a clock thermostat, and set it so that you're not using energy when you don't need it, when you're out of your house.”
“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.”
“I have always been fascinated with those who try to look over the horizon and see things that are coming at us.”
“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.'”
“I'm naturally an optimist, but my basis for hope is rooted in my understanding of human nature.”
“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.”
“ייתכן כי לעולם לא נדע בוודאות מוחלטת מי המנצח של הבחירות הללו, אולם אנחנו יודעים בוודאות מי המפסיד. זוהי האומה האמריקנית, שאיבדה את אמונה בדמות השופט כשומר אובייקטיבי של החוק.”
“אני יודע שאני לא הפוליטיקאי הכי מלהיב בעולם, אבל הנשיאות היא לא תחרות פופולריות.”
“אנו עומדים בפני מצב חירום עולמי ועלינו להגיב במהירות. זהו האתגר המסוכן ביותר שהוצב אי פעם בפני האנושות.”
“למרות שאני חולק בתוקף עם החלטת בית המשפט, אני מקבל אותה. [...] כבדו את הנשיא הנבחר ועשו הכול על מנת לעזור לו לאחד את האומה האמריקנית.”