Al Gore

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

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

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.

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

I take no pleasure in the fact that the scientific predictions I've relayed to popular audiences turn out to be true.

The dominance of short-term perspectives has led to routine decisions in the markets that sacrifice the long-term buildup of genuine value in pursuit of artificial, short-term gains.

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.

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

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.

The heart of the security agenda is protecting lives - and we now know that the number of people who will die of AIDS in the first decade of the 21st Century will rival the number that died in all the wars in all the decades of the 20th century.

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.

I have faith in the United States and our ability to make good decisions based on the facts.