Al Gore Quotes

Al Gore is an American politician and environmentalist who served as the 45th Vice President of the United States. He is an advocate for climate change awareness and sustainability efforts. Gore's commitment to environmental activism has made him a prominent and influential voice in the fight against climate change.

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

I think the cost of energy will come down when we ... -Al Gore

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

I'm old enough to know that a red carpet's just a rug, and I've been able to enjoy the pageantry without letting it go to my head.

I flew on Air Force Two for eight years, and now I... -Al Gore

I flew on Air Force Two for eight years, and now I have to take off my shoes to get on an aeroplane.

If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure.

Airplane travel is nature's way of making you look... -Al Gore

Airplane travel is nature's way of making you look like your passport photo.

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The quote humorously comments on the physical toll and weariness that can result from air travel, suggesting that the experience often leaves travelers looking tired or disheveled, akin to their passport photo. It plays with the idea of the effects of travel on one's appearance.

As human beings, we are vulnerable to confusing the unprecedented with the improbable. In our everyday experience, if something has never happened before, we are generally safe in assuming it is not going to happen in the future, but the exceptions can kill you and climate change is one of those exceptions.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

The signs that the world is spinning out of kilter are increasingly difficult to misinterpret. The question is how to convince enough people to join a critical mass of urgent opinion, in the U.S. and the rest of the world.

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.