--- title: "8 Inconvenient truth Quotes By Al Gore" description: "8 Inconvenient truth quotes by Al Gore. Plus more from Al Gore and more Inconvenient truth sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/064/al-gore-609_climate-change_i-don-t-really-consider-this-a-political_738933.jpg" --- > [I don't really consider this a political issue, I consider it to be a moral issue.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/i-don-t-really-consider-this-a-political-issue-i-consider-it-to-be-a/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/064/al-gore-609_climate-change_i-don-t-really-consider-this-a-political_738933.jpg) > [Future generations may well have occasion to ask themselves, "What were our parents thinking? Why didn't they wake up when they had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/future-generations-may-well-have-occasion-to-ask-themselves-what-were/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5f/al-gore-609_asks_future-generations-may-well-have-occasio_796979.jpg) > [The scientists are virtually screaming from the rooftops now. The debate is over! There's no longer any debate in the scientific community…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/the-scientists-are-virtually-screaming-from-the-rooftops-now-the/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c39/al-gore-609_accepting_the-scientists-are-virtually-screaming-f_837189.jpg) > [It is just human nature to take time to connect the dots, I know that. But I also know that there can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/it-is-just-human-nature-to-take-time-to-connect-the-dots-i-know-that/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98a/al-gore-609_connected_it-is-just-human-nature-to-take-time-to_1083704.jpg) > [You see that pale, blue dot? That's us. Everything that has ever happened in all of human history, has happened on that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/you-see-that-pale-blue-dot-that-s-us-everything-that-has-ever/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cba/al-gore-609_ability_you-see-that-pale-blue-dot-that-s-us-eve_1123546.jpg) > [What we take for granted might not be here for our children.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/what-we-take-for-granted-might-not-be-here-for-our-children/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/176/al-gore-609_children_what-we-take-for-granted-might-not-be-he_2074987.jpg) > [Well, the title "An Inconvenient Truth" is a way of highlighting the reasons why some people, including the president, don't seem to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/well-the-title-an-inconvenient-truth-is-a-way-of-highlighting-the/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20b/al-gore-609_accepting_well-the-title-an-inconvenient-truth-is_2160541.jpg) > [...it is appropriate to have an over representation of factual presentations on how dangerous it is, as a predicate for opening up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/it-is-appropriate-to-have-an-over-representation-of-factual/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f85/al-gore-609_appropriate_it-is-appropriate-to-have-an-over-repres_2550768.jpg) ## More by Al Gore > [Local and state governments have outrun the federal government. The EPA has served notice that it will enact a rule requiring CO2 reductions by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/local-and-state-governments-have-outrun-the-federal-government-the/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) > [Mother Nature does not do bailouts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/mother-nature-does-not-do-bailouts/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) > [The climate crisis is not a political issue, it is a moral and spiritual challenge to all of humanity. It is also our greatest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/the-climate-crisis-is-not-a-political-issue-it-is-a-moral-and/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) > [I decided to pick the diet that I thought would maximize my chances of long-term survival.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/i-decided-to-pick-the-diet-that-i-thought-would-maximize-my-chances/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) > [You know there's an old african proverb that i made up: "If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/you-know-there-s-an-old-african-proverb-that-i-made-up-if-you-want-to/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) > [One tragic example of the loss of forests and then water is found in Ethiopia. The amount of its forested land has decreased from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/one-tragic-example-of-the-loss-of-forests-and-then-water-is-found-in/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) > [The ten hottest years in the atmospheric record, going back only 160 years, have been in the last eleven years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/the-ten-hottest-years-in-the-atmospheric-record-going-back-only-160/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) > [Hey, you know what, I've gotta go on that 'Letterman' show. That show is so lame.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/hey-you-know-what-i-ve-gotta-go-on-that-letterman-show-that-show-is/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) > [When you talk about President Trump, the cable networks turned over so many hours of prime time to him. Why? Because he was entertaining,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/when-you-talk-about-president-trump-the-cable-networks-turned-over-so/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) > [Iraq does pose a serious threat to the stability of the Persian Gulf and we should organize an international coalition to eliminate his access…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/iraq-does-pose-a-serious-threat-to-the-stability-of-the-persian-gulf/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) > [There are skeptics who do not come to their view because they have a source of income from carbon polluters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/there-are-skeptics-who-do-not-come-to-their-view-because-they-have-a/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) > [Our civilization is experiencing unprecedented changes across many realms, largely due to the rapid advancement of information technology. The ability to code and understand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/our-civilization-is-experiencing-unprecedented-changes-across-many/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) > [There are many who would much prefer that the word 'climate' never be mentioned and that the issue be eliminated from our national conversation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/there-are-many-who-would-much-prefer-that-the-word-climate-never-be/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) > [As many know, the Chinese expression for "crisis" consists of two characters side by side. The first is the symbol for "danger," the second…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/as-many-know-the-chinese-expression-for-crisis-consists-of-two/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) > [I think George W. Bush has a warm, engaging personality. But, you know, the presidency is more than just a popularity contest.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/i-think-george-w-bush-has-a-warm-engaging-personality-but-you-know/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/inconvenient-truth/al-gore/#itemlist", "name": "8 Inconvenient truth Quotes By Al Gore", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don't really consider this a political issue, I consider it to be a moral issue.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Al Gore" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/i-don-t-really-consider-this-a-political-issue-i-consider-it-to-be-a/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/064/al-gore-609_climate-change_i-don-t-really-consider-this-a-political_738933.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/064/al-gore-609_climate-change_i-don-t-really-consider-this-a-political_738933.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/064/al-gore-609_climate-change_i-don-t-really-consider-this-a-political_738933.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I don't really consider this a political issue, I consider it to be a moral issue.” — Al Gore", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Future generations may well have occasion to ask themselves, \"What were our parents thinking? 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