Al Gore

“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.”

“How could this Y2K be a problem in a country where we have Intel and Microsoft?”

“I did very extensive diligence on Al Jazeera English, the network from which Al Jazeera America is going to be derived, and it's really very clear that they have long since established a reputation for excellence and integrity and objectivity.”

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

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

“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.”

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

“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.”

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

“You know the old saying: you win some, you lose some... and then there's that little-known third category.”

“It's not unusual to find big political shifts that take place beneath the surface before they're visible above the surface.”

“It's a blessing to have work that feels fulfilling.”

“Today we're dumping 70 million tons of global-warming pollution into the environment, and tomorrow we will dump more, and there is no effective worldwide response. Until we start sharply reducing global-warming pollution, I will feel that I have failed.”

“I wrote newspaper articles professionally for seven years, and I love newspapers.”

“No matter how hard the loss, defeat might serve as well as victory to shake the soul and let the glory out.”

“George Bush taking credit for the wall coming down is like the rooster taking credit for the sun rising.”

“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.”

“A zebra does not change its spots.”

“The golden thread of reason that used to be stretched taut to mark the boundary between the known and the unknown is now routinely disrespected.”