Al Gore Quotes

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

Al Gore

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: vice
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 31, 1948

Topics

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Gay rights are not primarily marriage rights, and for the millions who live in unaccepting places with no resources, dignity remains elusive. I am lucky to have forged meaning and built identity, but that's still a rare privilege. And gay people deserve more, collectively, than the crumbs of justice.

Andrew Solomon

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Kids aren't going to understand single life in New York City.

Melissa Joan Hart

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Of front-line importance among the most contagious and enduring traits of the leaders of nations and of all callings is that of spotless character.

John Mott

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I've been a very effective leader in the gay rights movement, though at times I've been controversial.

Jean O'Leary

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Spike Lee is part of a retrograde movement in this country.

Amiri Baraka

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My spiritual system is 12-step programs. That's the only one I've ever had. I didn't have one before that.

Steve Earle

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I'm just trying to be the next Trisha Yearwood.

Trisha Yearwood

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Artists know that diligence counts as much, if not more, as inspiration; in art, as in politics, patience counts as much as revolution.

Tony Kushner

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I write with my left hand even though I'm right-handed, I walk backwards in a very safe place - anything that engages your brain.

Rita Moreno

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Reading or written language is a cultural invention that necessitated totally new connections among structures in the human brain underlying language, perception, cognition, and, over time, our emotions.

Maryanne Wolf

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I bring other constituencies - I also have ties to minority communities. And obviously, to the world of world-class research universities. So I can bring some constituencies that I'm used to working with.

Donna Shalala

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When you talk about peace through strength, what you're talking about is the concept of deterrence.

Chris Gibson

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