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We all know the leopard can't change his stripes. (Al Gore)
A low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the polls. View quote
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I am old enough to know that a red carpet is just a rug. View quote
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The Congress is virtually incapable of passing any reforms unless they first get permission from the powerful special interests who are most affected by the proposal. View quote
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As many of you know, I was very instrumental in the founding of the Internet. View quote
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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. View quote
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In digital era, privacy must be a priority. Is it just me, or is secret blanket surveillance obscenely outrageous? View quote
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We know that he has stored secret supplies of biological and chemical weapons throughout his country. View quote
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CO2 is the exhaling breath of our civilization, literally... Changing that pattern requires a scope, a scale, a speed of change that is beyond what we have done in the past. View quote
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The moral imperative to make big changes is inescapable...that what we take for granted may not be here for our children. View quote
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I'm a big fan of Bitcoin ... Regulation of money supply needs to be depoliticized. (Al Gore)
I do genuinely believe that the political system is not linear. When it reaches a tipping point fashioned by a critical mass of opinion, the slow pace of change we're used to will no longer be the norm. I see a lot of signs every day that we're moving closer and closer to that tipping point. View quote
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I'm not a vegetarian, but I have cut back sharply on the meat that I eat. View quote
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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. View quote
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The Bush-Cheney administration had betrayed some basic American values. So there was hunger for change. View quote
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When politics is too slow, change has to come from culture. View quote
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I remember as a boy when the conversation on civil rights was won in the South. I remember a time when one of my friends made a racist joke and another said, 'Hey man, we don't go for that anymore.' View quote
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There is the natural tendency that all of us are vulnerable to, to deny unpleasant realities and to look for any excuse to push them away and resolve to think about them another day long in the future. View quote
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I've learned the importance of changing people's minds at the grassroots level so that whoever does run will have a much better chance of encountering public opinion that reaches a critical mass and brings about a change not only in White House policies but in the Congress and in the state legislatures and all around the world. View quote
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We're all capable of mistakes, but I do not care to enlighten you on the mistakes we may or may not have made. View quote
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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. (Al Gore)
When people flirt with despair about the future, they are less likely to take the actions necessary to safeguard it, focusing instead on the short-term. View quote
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I believe that the purpose of life is to glorify God. View quote
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I decided to pick the diet that I thought would maximize my chances of long-term survival. View quote
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We Americans write our own history. And the chapters of which we're proudest are the ones where we had the courage to change. Time and again, Americans have seen the need for change, and have taken the initiative to bring that change to life. View quote
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