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I think George W. Bush has a warm, engaging personality. But, you know, the presidency is more than just a popularity contest.

Al Gore

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Al Gore
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: March 31
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Believe in the power of your own voice. The more noise you make, the more accountability you demand from your leaders, the more our world will change for the better.
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Feb. 9, 1999 Dear Friend, Without your previous support, Bill Clinton and I would not have won our victories for the American people in 1992 and 1996. ... And to win in 2000, I need you by my side.
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You know, in physics there's the old law for every action there's a equal amount of reaction. Sometimes that's true in politics. If somebody's out there making nonsensical statements, but wielding power behind them a lot of people say, Well, I need to react to that. I think that's happening.
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The planet has a fever. If your baby has a fever, you go to the doctor. If the doctor says you need to intervene here, you don't say, `Well, I read a science fiction novel that told me it's not a problem.'... You take action.
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The climate crisis requires a bottom-up, grassroots demand for solutions because the elites in many parts of the world are under the influence of old industry.
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Someone who expresses a view that is contrary to the view of the overwhelming majority should be allowed to stand undisturbed as a monument to our commitment to free speech.
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For me, the most disturbing aspect of the Republican political culture is how it puts its unquenchable thirst for power, domination and a radical ideology above facts, reason and the truth.
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I smoked pot in college and in the Army.
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You need to really scrub your investment portfolios, because I guarantee you, many of you are going to find them chock-full of subprime carbon assets.
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Eventually we'll use a CO2 tax offset by a reduction in taxes elsewhere alongside a cap-and-trade plan, but the degree of difficulty associated with a CO2 tax far exceeds that with a cap-and-trade plan. We're seeing it's hard to get a cap-and-trade plan and it's much easier to use as a basis for a global agreement than a CO2 tax.
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I don't have the illusion that there's any position or role in the world with as much potential for bringing about change as that of president of the United States.
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It's as if we think the laws of physics are subject to debate and amendment and political contributions can sway the laws of physics.
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The UK is one of the only nations on earth that has actually met and even exceeded its goals under the Kyoto Protocol.
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I remain optimistic that ultimately free speech and a free press where individuals have access to the dialogue will have a self-correcting quality.
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Our new technologies, combined with our numbers, have made us, collectively, a force of nature
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It's a blessing to have work that feels fulfilling.
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Earlier in this century, the Heisenberg Principle established that the very act of observing a natural phenomenon can change what is being observed. Although the initial theory was limited in practice to special cases in subatomic physics, the philosophical implications were and are staggering.
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The consensus is clear. We need an immediate and determined shift to a clean, renewable economy. The continued mass burning of fossil fuels is inconsistent with a healthy, prosperous future for our civilization.
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