Al Gore

"I have ridden the mighty moon-worm!"

"I believe it is appropriate to have an over-representation of factual presentations on how dangerous it is, as a predicate for opening up the audience to listen to what the solutions are, and how hopeful it is that we are going to solve this crisis."

"Unilateralism, as we have painfully seen in Iraq, is its own reward. Going it alone may satisfy a political instinct but it is dangerous to our military, even without their Commander in Chief taunting terrorists to "bring it on."

"In the Congress as a whole-both House and Senate-the enhanced role of money in the re-election process, coupled with the sharply diminished role for reasoned deliberation and debate, has produced an atmosphere conducive to pervasive institutionalized corruption. The Abramoff scandal is but the tip of a giant iceberg that threatens the integrity of the entire legislative branch of government."

"The very first words that we, the American nation, spoke were right here in Philadelphia. You know those words: "We the people." It wasnt, "We the conglomerates." It wasnt, "We the corporations." It was, "We the people."

"President Bush said in his speech Monday night that the war in Iraq is "the central front in the war on terror." Its not the central front in the war on terror, but it has unfortunately become the central recruiting office for terrorists."

"Over a year ago I changed my diet to a vegan diet, really just to experiment to see what it was like. And I felt better, so I continued with it. Now, for many people, that choice is connected to environmental ethics and health issues and all that stuff, but I just wanted to try it to see what it was like. In a visceral way, I felt better, so Ive continued with it and Im likely to continue it for the rest of my life."

"Ive kind of fallen out of love with politics. … Whatever experience and talents Ive gained over the years — I think it may well be that the highest and best use of that is to try to bring enough awareness of the solutions to the climate crisis and enough of a sense of urgency that we come together across party lines on behalf of our children."

"Theres an old African proverb that says "If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together." We have to go far — quickly. And that means we have to quickly find a way to change the worlds consciousness about exactly what were facing, and why we have to work to solve it."

"The interior of the earth is extremely hot - several million degrees."

"We need not only open trading systems, but systems that work for people around the world — taking into account not only the bottom line, but the well-being of working men and women, the protection of children against sweatshop labor, and the protection of the environment."

"The survival of the United States of America as we know it is at risk. And even more — if more should be required — the future of human civilization is at stake."